I find it remarkable that the seller could have posted the item 5 minutes after I cancelled the order. After being both a seller and buyer for over 20 years with eBay this sort of customer service is why I will move to Amazon for all my future online purchases .

I think some of the ebay tabs and information that customers can see is quite misleading.It can leave buyers with the impression that if they buy something and realise they have made a mistake or wish to cancel, they can automatically do so as long as they do it immediately, within minutes. This is not so. The buyer is asking the seller to cancel but the seller does not have to do so. Ebay does advise sellers that it is in their best interests to allow it though if it is requested within mi...

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