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EBay bidder renegs on DWI motorized recliner
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An eBay bidder, 24 year old Clayton Adler placed the final bid of $10,099.99 on eBay for a retro-fitted Lazy-Boy recliner auctioned by the Minnesota police department.
Proctor police department chief, Walter Wobig, says "Mr. Adler claims the bid was a mix-up." Mr. Adler may not realize it, but a bid placed at auction is a contract. The police chief has turned the matter over to the Proctor City attorney.
While it's unlikely that Mr. Adler will face serious consequences for the entering a bid he does not intend to honor, perhaps eBay will choose to pursue prosecution in this case to make an example of him. It would certainly be within their rights, and after a spate of reneging at some recent high profile eBay auctions, perhaps they should consider it.
Everyone loses when this kind of foolishness prevails. Not only is there lost revenue on the fees for the chair, but there's reputation damage to consider as well.
