Sorry this is so long!
Firstly, in the listing it says they're selling it for a friend and gives his mobile number and email address.
I won this item in the auction but didn't pay by payapl because it was for collection and they'd listed payment as paypal or cash on collection.
I sent a message on friday just after it ended asking when and where to collect, and asked if I could pay in cash.
By yesterday (monday) I'd had no reply so sent another message similar to the first.
I received a message today saying they talked to their friend and they "realised" the listing was a little incorrect. I actually had looked beforehand at the seller's feedback and saw they bought this item only a few weeks ago and read the listing, which was very very similar (like they'd copied and pasted), and could see what they'd paid, which was more than I bought it for. They didn't say in the message what it is that was missing/wrong in the listing.
They also said they had wanted more money for it but had "forgotten" to put a reserve on it. There was a buy it now price, but the starting price was relatively high, not like a 99p start, so I would assume they'd used that as a kind of reserve price.
They've basically said they won't sell it to me but I can call this man if I want to know the details and how much he wants for it.
I've looked at the resolution centre thing and can't work out what I can do as it was for collection, so it's not like I haven't received it, and I hadn't paid for it.
Presumably if I paid via paypal now, they'd just refund the money so don't know if it's worth doing that.
What can I do? 