Ebay

[onlyhereonce]

Hi,

I saw a car on ebay earlier and put an offer in (it was a buy it now or best offer). I put the wrong amount in (about £100 too much by accident , just a basic error) and won. I contacted the chap and advised i had made an error and that i would like to cancel my bid/purchase.

I had nothing but abuse off him , terrible attitude and quotes such as "see you soon" , pay up or else"

Ive contacted ebay but apparently he can cancel the purchase but he wont get his ebay fees which he is going mad over.

How do i get out of this

Amy

Why don't you offer to pay his ebay fees plus a bit extra for his inconvenience?
Sorry, but didn't you read the Bold print when you bid? It's a legal contract you entered into. He should be less horrible about it, but he's a right to be rather peeved with you.

I suppose technically your bid was a mistake, so you might be able to get out of it, but I seriously doubt you'll ever be able to prove it. I mean, it's not like you bid £10,000 more than you intended.

Hi,

Yeah he said i MUSt pay his £8 listing fee (which i have no objection to) but its the terrible attitude and foul language that i dont like.

Matt

Cover his costs, because it's the decent thing to do, then report him to ebay for harassment?

Well , spoke to ebay today and apparently he can relist for free, effectively giving him his listing fee back anyway so have emailed him to let him know this and will go from there

Amy

Careful though. He may still sue you for breach of contract if he has to sell the car for less. Paying him the £8 was a binding compromise of that claim.

Oops.

Well , lets see what happens. he might even ignore it totally? might email me and say i want the £8?

Doesn't he give up his right to sue OP for the breach of contract on the auction result, if she offers him 8 quid & he accepts? 8 quid might be a small price to pay to avoid the hassle of small claims court, OP.

Yes, but Amy's rescinded that agreement. Amy - go ahead and pay the £8 and be done with it.

Hi,

I have already emailed him offering the £8 but have had no reply as yet

Amy

he can send you something to agree to cancel the transaction and then he will get his fees back. I wouldnt give him any money. You could also have cancelled your own bid and then bid again with the correct amount.

AMy or Matt?

LilQueenie - An auction bid is a legally binding contract. If you pull out you are therefore liable for any loss the seller suffers as a result, not just the listing fee. If the goods ultimately sell for less than your bid you are likely to be liable for the difference in price, for example.

yes but not on ebay usually.

Was originally me posting but Matt was on the pc so i just got him to type the other post lol

LilQueenie - Yes, very much so on eBay. That's why there is a warning when you make a bid that you are entering into a legally binding contract to purchase the item from the seller if you are the winning bidder.

then please explain why you cannot make a seller sell an item to you after you have paid!

If you had the winning bid, it met the reserve price set by the seller, you paid the agreed price plus shipping costs and you complied with all the terms of the auction such as payment methods, shipping destinations, etc., the seller was legally obliged to sell the item to you. You are clearly entitled to your money back if the seller refuses. If you can show that you have suffered some other loss as a result of the seller's failure to supply the goods you may be able to reclaim that loss from the seller. However, it is up to you to take action against the seller.

Are you Amy or Matt?