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I won auction by mistake and I don't want to pay

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greenlegs · 04/04/2012 19:07

I stupidly bid on a piece of clothing without noticing that it was 2 sizes too small.
I realised after I won the auction.
I asked seller if she'd be so kind to do second chance offer to other bidders.
Apparantly this happened but there was no response and now seller has sent me an invoice insisting I pay.

If I was selling something and a buyer quickly said they'd made a mistake I'd let them off the hook. I wouldn't insist they.

I know iabu, technically, but I think she is a bit too.

What's the worst that will happen if I just don't pay. Negative feedback?

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OldLadyKnowsNothing · 11/04/2012 00:24

Size 8, hmm, maybe. Got a link?

duchesse · 11/04/2012 00:35

You enter into a binding contract I think when you bid on Ebay. You must pay up and resell or re-gift if the thing isn't suitable.

fergoose · 11/04/2012 07:11

Yes it is a binding contract, but I can't see why the seller won't co-operate and just offer to the next bidder. 1 strike on your account for not paying for 1 item isn't going to make any difference. And the seller can easily get their fees back

EssentialFattyAcid · 11/04/2012 07:23

Pay for it and resell it. It's unfair to expect someone else to pay for your mistakes and it would be very unfair to leave bad feedback for a seller because you made a mistake.

fergoose · 11/04/2012 07:49

if the seller files a non paying bidder case you won't be able to leave feedback anyway

DinahMoHum · 11/04/2012 08:17

just dont pay, you told the woman. She had the option to cancel it, and she can still put a NPB. Be careful next time

fergoose · 11/04/2012 08:33

And the seller cannot leave a negative feedback for a buyer either

ToryLovell · 11/04/2012 08:39

You should pay for it and resell.

Not the sellers fault that you didn't read description properly.

Why should they be out of pocket?

fergoose · 11/04/2012 08:46

the seller has no need to be out of pocket - they can cancel the sale and offer to the underbidder.

picnicbasketcase · 11/04/2012 08:49

I would just pay and resell it too. Chalk it up to experience, and read the description properly next time. You never know - you could end up making more money off it

saintlyjimjams · 11/04/2012 08:55

Yes seller can relist and claim fees back but it takes time & is a pita. Especially because ou then gave to wait a week for the auction to run again and are not guaranteed the same price. If you're flogging stuff because you are completely broke and need the cash to get you to the next pay day it's an utter utter pita. Just pay up and sell on and treat it as a reminder to read the listing properly.

EssentialFattyAcid · 11/04/2012 19:44

jimjams is right - your mistake, your problem to re-sell it not the seller's problem

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greenlegs · 12/04/2012 11:38

does anyone know how this relates to ebay purchases:
www.onlineshoppingrights.co.uk/understanding-uk-distance-selling-regulations.html

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fergoose · 12/04/2012 11:43

honestly just tell the seller to cancel the auction - I can't understand why they won't do it. Either that or they should open a non paying bidder case. They aren't going to sue you or leave neg feedback, at most you will get a non paying bidder strike on your account - and if there is no reply from seller just ignore.

2ombie5layer · 12/04/2012 11:53

I did that once. I was too ashamed to even contact the seller to ask about not buying it myself. I just paid, received the unwanted item and just learned from my mistake. With me I bid on something then changed my mind about the item so a little different from not reading the item properly, but either way lesson learned.

TheMonster · 12/04/2012 11:54

Have you paid for it?

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greenlegs · 12/04/2012 12:08

No I haven't paid, and I told the seller I wasn't going to again.

I have done this before, many times and I've always paid up and resold. Twice last month in fact something arrived, I didn't like it and I resold. My fault. No problem.

If the seller had been more sympathetic I may have done this time, but she wasn't. She's selling so much designer gear that I can't believe she's short of money. Also she doesn't put garment measurements or uk sizing on half her auctions so I think she should expect problems.

She has opened a non-payment dispute case, rather than cancelling the transaction so I assume she's in no hurry

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tazzle · 12/04/2012 12:18

I can't belive you are getting annoyed and considering leaving negative feedback for this seller............ . yes ok as far as I understand ebay the transaction can be cancelled but from the sellers point of view you made the mistake and (s)he has done more work to try and resell it.

Maybe the seller is new to ebay and not aware / does not know how to just cancel the transaction...... I have never had to and did not know it could be done .... so some people breating this seller for not doing so might be wrong is assuming this is deliberate /obstructive.

You made the mistake and if you just ignore the seller as someone suggestion then you are not exactly being very fair are you ?

tazzle · 12/04/2012 12:23

xposted with greenlegs ........ new information ......... if the sizing given is not accurate on the garment you bid on it changes the situation entirely .

fergoose · 12/04/2012 12:27

well if she has opened a non payment case it will close in 4 days and you won't have the option to pay any more or leave the seller feedback

she will have opened the case to get her fees back, if you refuse a cancellation the seller won't get their fees back so non payment case is only way to guarantee a refund or the seller

Just ignore and move on is my advice

babylann · 12/04/2012 12:27

Seems so bizarre that sellers can't leave feedback for buyers. Why is that?

fergoose · 12/04/2012 12:28

to prevent a retaliatory neg and to allow buyers to leave honest feedback without risking their own record through no fault of their own

eggyblackett · 12/04/2012 12:31

What jimjams said.

2ombie5layer · 12/04/2012 14:47

So why not pay and relist this time? Also you say that she doesnt always put her sizes up properly, but you know that this is a size 8 so she obviously has done this time.

I never sell on ebay and very rarely bid for anything, I just buy it now for a lot of things. Im very cynical though.

I dont think its fair that a seller cant leave negative feedback for buyers, there are often stories floating about where the seller has been ripped off and they cant do anything about it.

saintlyjimjams · 12/04/2012 16:31

Why would she cancel? Surely she has to open a non-paying bidder case on order to claim her fees back? Can she get them back if she cancels?

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