OU Zone

[SpillWay]

SpiilWay receives a lesson in humility.

Tuesday this week I went to the mailbox and there was a beautiful silver coin addressed to me. Huh?

Inside was the eBay auction information, stating I was the winner? Huh? I remembered looking at the coin, and I also remembered bidding on it, but I honestly thought I had been outbid.

But after more research, sure enough I had won the auction and then COMPLETELY and TOTALLY forgotten about it. Yet the seller went ahead and mailed the coin to me, anyway. Mind you, both the seller and I have 100% positive feedback.

Also from last Sunday was an email in my email account I use strictly for eBay from the seller, saying I hope you like the coin, and was wondering if you would mind paying me for it.

Lord, I could've died. I wanted to crawl under something. But I quickly went to PayPal and paid for it, along with an apology attached to the little note box in PayPal that you can send the seller.

I also sent the seller an apologetic email explaining that I had just forgotten, I was extremely sorry, and I was very, very grateful that he had not posted negative feedback, or worse, posted me as a non-paying bidder.

Today his positive feedback for me showed up on my eBay account, saying I was a great eBay'er and was also a very HONEST person.

Now this guy (his name is Howard) is kind and patient and understanding beyond anything that was called for in that situation.

And I feel very, very humble. And also pretty lucky that happened to me with such a nice person.

So I have learned a great lesson here and I'm grateful for it. Let ME be so patient and kind with others, not only today, but every day.