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My apologies to the owner of the beautiful Harland and Wolf historic boat on eBay after my little nephew accidentally purchased it for £52k while playing with my phone. The mobile eBay app (I don't have a computer) then did not have the option to complete the cancellation. Finally sorted after I had to confess to my other half and get his help to sort it on his computer. My heartfelt apologies to Matthew, the boat's owner, for my being such a right royal pain in the arse. ? Think my heart palpitations have just about settled down!

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My apologies to the owner of the beautiful Harland and Wolf historic boat on eBay after my little nephew accidentally purchased it for £52k while playing with my phone. The mobile eBay app (I don't have a computer) then did not have the option to complete the cancellation. Finally sorted after I had to confess to my other half and get his help to sort it on his computer. My heartfelt apologies to Matthew, the boat's owner, for my being such a right royal pain in the arse. ? Think my heart palpitations have just about settled down!

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1 minute ago, MrsM said:

My apologies to the owner of the beautiful Harland and Wolf historic boat on eBay after my little nephew accidentally purchased it for £52k while playing with my phone. The mobile eBay app (I don't have a computer) then did not have the option to complete the cancellation. Finally sorted after I had to confess to my other half and get his help to sort it on his computer. My heartfelt apologies to Matthew, the boat's owner, for my being such a right royal pain in the arse. ? Think my heart palpitations have just about settled down!

I bet very briefly he was a very happy bloke

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1 hour ago, MrsM said:

Don't .... I feel wretched enough! ?

 

It could have been worse, it could have been a £300k fat-boat that an owner on the verge of bankruptcy thought you had given him a stay of execution.

No doubt he'll be on the bottle tonight drowning his hopes and future.

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6 minutes ago, Alan de Enfield said:

 

It could have been worse, it could have been a £300k fat-boat that an owner on the verge of bankruptcy thought you had given him a stay of execution.

No doubt he'll be on the bottle tonight drowning his hopes and future.

You rotter ? 

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8 minutes ago, RichM said:

Interesting. Do you have a link to the boat?

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/164941063339?_trkparms=aid%3D111001%26algo%3DREC.SEED%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20160908105057%26meid%3Db8fbf729b3c3449699d4cef887b4c3c1%26pid%3D100675%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D15%26sd%3D164941063339%26itm%3D164941063339%26pmt%3D0%26noa%3D1%26pg%3D2380057&_trksid=p2380057.c100675.m4236&_trkparms=pageci%3Acd2ecbfb-db73-11eb-9fee-5ee8de9052b5|parentrq%3A68e6da0917a0a9d9636eeb7bffdcb67d|iid%3A1

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That's the one. Have no idea what is happening with my tech at the moment. Didn't mean to double post. Think I had better lock up my phone & tablet and go and sit on my own in a cupboard for a few days before I get into any more scrapes. Any chance the duplicate posts could be merged? PS Nice looking boat though. I had been indulging in some late night boat porn and my nephew obviously clicked on 'Ebay recently viewed' or something like that.

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Oh wow, what a characteristic boat. 

 

To be honest I wouldn't feel bad about the mishap. Arguably eBay is not really the "right place" to be selling boats anyway! More likely to attract the wrong type of buyer/interest etc. 

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3 hours ago, magpie patrick said:

Topics merged....

No I don't want it! MrsM, I think you have passed up a fine opportunity, but I guess your nephew's pocker money wouldn't stretch that far...

Thank you for doing that. Thought a 71ft historic boat would be a bit of a challenge for a first-timer ....... and he is only 4! ?

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23 minutes ago, MrsM said:

Thank you for doing that. Thought a 71ft historic boat would be a bit of a challenge for a first-timer ....... and he is only 4! ?

Ah, start em young, this was my daughter doing the Leicester Line at 8 1/2 (70 footer, phut Phut Phut engine)

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