Seller says he wont sell item as it didnt go for what he wanted!

[DaveTheHairyHandedTrucker]

what can i do,

yes, the item was cheap,

not my fault no one bid more,

i had paid via paypal before i got the message from him,

any advice?

[5inthebed]

He is legally bound by Ebay rules to send you the item. Email Ebay if he doesn't agree to send it to you.

[SparklyGothKat]

He has to sell it at that price. I listed an computer unit for 99p start price, 1 person bid and got it for 99p.. They came and collected and gave me £1.

[iwontbite]

yes, he is legally bound to sell it, if he wanted more then he should have started at a higher price or set a reserve,

report to ebay

[JODIEhadtoomanymincepies]

If he wanted certain price, the option is there to add a reserve... His fault!

[sixlostmonkeys]

Unfortunately there is no way you can force him to sell it to you. You can file a dispute for item not received and get a refund. He will get a strike and you can leave appropriate feedback. But that's it I'm afraid.

[misdee]

he is legally bound to sell the item

i bought a coffee table for 99p last week on ebay

[wotulookinat]

How annoying. Sixlostmonkeys is right - log it as not received, put in a paypal claim and leave negative feedback. Do tell Ebay about it too.
Just out of interest, what was it and how much did he want?

[BennyAndJoon]

• what is it and how much did you get it for?
  
  And what the others said - tell ebay and paypal

[wotulookinat]

Oh-ho, no answer so it must have been something saucy!

[DaveTheHairyHandedTrucker]

no, not saucy

it was a bundle of nearly new baby clothes,

was a bargin,

recieved mail to say he has posted them today,

[wotulookinat]

Fingers crossed that you get them. I have heard about a seller in such a situation who then didn't post the item, and gave a refund saying that the item had got lost in the post.
It's very annoying, as that is the risk you take with Ebay - if you start something at 99p, then it might go for 99p.

[DaveTheHairyHandedTrucker]

agrees with WYLA,

but ad stated RECORDED delivery so i guess that trick would be difficult to pull off,

did cross my mind tho

[wotulookinat]

He's dug a hole for himself in telling you that he wanted more, so hopefully he has realised that he's breaking the rules and will post them.

[MorrisZapp]

I've taken the '99p gamble' with my latest lot of auctions, in full knowlege that if it backfires I'm stuffed.

I have actually felt embarrassed in the past though for getting ridiculous bargains.

I paid £25 including postage for a brand new Fossil handbag that would have cost £150 new. When the bag arrived it was so nice and such good quality I almost wanted to email them and offer them some more money for it!

I say almost, obviously I didn't but I did feel sorry for the seller.

[Qally]

I had a seller refuse to sell me something unless I paid £40 (I won at £5) and Ebay apologised but said they couldn't force her. I left a neg just stating "demanded £40 when won @ £5" and she immediately negged me back saying I was lying and had made threats! I was as hell. I still can't believe she had the nerve to do that, and then screw my perfect f'b over afterwards! Ebay brought in a ban on retaliatory negs shortly after.

I'm also currently in a dispute with a guy who sold me a Folio Society edition of a book I want as a b'day present for a friend, that the FS are out of. Used copies were going for £3, but he said his was new and he's a dealer so I assumed probably more reputable than an individual, so I BIN for £21 plus P & P.

It arrived filthy, spine tobacco yellowed, stinking of smoke, and he ignored my email to say as much and ask for a return & refund. In response to my Paypal claim, he's said I can have... a tenner. Um - no! Why should I pay £15 for a book I don't want and is worth almost nothing, especially as I'm bidding on another new (hopefully!) copy, and I'd already offered to pay the return postage on the assumption it was a genuine mistake? All I did was bid, on his own description, in good faith! Grrrr!

Fortunately, most sellers are absolutely lovely. I bought a book this week for next to nothing, and the seller used shiny paper so the stamp fell off and we got surcharged. I sent him a message saying not a problem as it was a bargain anyway and an obvious error, and it was only a couple of quid on the postage so I wouldn't leave bad f'back or anything, but just so he knew, in case it happened again and another buyer was a pain about it. He promptly gave me a full refund, unasked, and lovely f'b!