On August 21st I won an auction for an expensive laptop ($2000 USD), which I paid for immediately. The listing said that the laptop would be shipped between 1-2 business days after payment was received. I contacted the seller over 2 full business days after the payment had cleared because no shipping information had been posted. They did not respond so I sent a new message the next day. After a week of having paid for the item and not having received any responses, I decided to submit a claim through PayPal. The seller has a pretty high rating (98%) but they don't appear to sell high priced items like the one I purchased.
Since I don't foresee any reason why I wouldn't get my money back through PayPal, I decided to start looking for another laptop. I won an auction for the same model laptop, but this time I decided to message the buyer prior to sending the payment. It's been two days since the auction ended and I've yet to receive a response. I fear this is starting to become a trend.
I'm worried that the sellers had a change of heart, mostly because I think I got an okay deal (or at least would get an okay deal if I received the laptops). Now my question; are there any repercussions to a seller deciding not so sell their item once an auction has ended? I'm likely going to be losing money on the first auction because the payment currency was in US and my bank account is not USD. What bothers me almost as much though, is that I'm wasting a lot of time looking for the laptop I need (or something comparable), and the sellers don't really seem to care or be affected by this. Thanks for the responses!
