cancelled ebay bid leaving me in the doo,doo

[drawboy]

I bid recently on Ebay for a gents Omega watch and then later received an email telling me that I had been outbid. Fine thought I. So I bid on a different watch and won it. Great everything was dandy. Then I received another email advising me of great news the bidder who bid higher than me on the first watch had retracted his bid leaving me as the highest bidder and legally bound to purchase the original watch if I won it. Panic stations. How the heck can ebay, or the vendor hold a losing bid to account just because the other bidder pulled out? I'm seriously not having it.

 

[RGDave]

**** 'em.

Once you've been outbid in an auction, your bid has no validity. It's tough for the vendor, but it's not your problem.

Ignore. If ebay chase you explain what happened. You lost on an item and won on another. Too late.

 

[CrapHacker]

If the first bidder retracted, why can't you do the same ?

 

[EaseNgrace]

As far as im aware, he can send you a 'second chance offer' but no way can he say you're legally obliged to accept.

 

[RGDave]

As far as im aware, he can send you a 'second chance offer' but no way can he say you're legally obliged to accept.

This is my understanding. Although not an ebay expert, in the non-virtual world of auctions, you can only be "offered" something in the event of being the next down the line and the auctioneer remembering you showed interest. Very rare though.

 

[chrisd]

I've been to enough auctions to know that as soon as someone bids higher than you, then your bid is just history. If 5 bidders on Ebay pulled out how would the seller be able to "force" the sixth bidder to buy - they are talking ****!


Chris

 

[birdieman]

I would consider myself an ebay expert with a feeback of over 1200.

You have nothing to worry about.
What Ease'n'Grace says is correct.

This seller is trying to con you, ignore him.

 

[drawboy]

Phew,thanks for that guy's I feel much better now. The seller can take a running jump. What annoyed me though was that the email came direct from Ebay with a "Congratulations, the highest bidder has retracted his bid and you are now winning the auction" Chancers.

 

[SimonS]

If the auction has not yet finished, go to http://pages.ebay.co.uk/help/buy/questions/retract-bid.html and click on the 'bid retraction form' link and fill in the form.
Just put 'entered wrong amount' as the reason.

 

[birdieman]

Phew,thanks for that guy's I feel much better now. The seller can take a running jump. What annoyed me though was that the email came direct from Ebay with a "Congratulations, the highest bidder has retracted his bid and you are now winning the auction" Chancers.

You have to cancel a bid within 12 hours of the end of the auction. If you don't cancel your bid then it is active. Sorry I thought you meant the auction had finished i.e. been won by another who didn't want to pay. Best cancel bid now.

 

[freddielong]

Ebays legally binding contract is a load rubbish I have had two guys refuse to post me things because the price didn't get high enough, Ebay will just tell you off and you may get - feedback if you actually win the auction.

The can not force you to pay just like they can not force you to deliver

 

[viscount17]

ebay may block you if this guy gets in with some story - they favour sellers more than buyers so get in first, it's definitely dodgy practice.