I'm selling a camera and with 24 hours to go, the top two bidders had both bid up to $620.I received a message from the top bidder informing me that he would like me to cancel his bid as he longer wanted the camera. I didn't think this was possible as bids on eBay are a binding contract, but he then figured out how to do it himself. Turns out there was an option for him to retract his bid with the reason "Entered wrong amount". Clearly a lie and I have his original message to me as proof.Tw...

No point doing anything, as even if they finished as highest bidder, you can not force them to pay.The most that would happen is they would get a non payment strike, but any attempt to enforce the contractwould be up to you as a civil matter. If you did manage to force a sale via ebay, the buyer will simply claim INAD and you will be forced to refund and worse the item you get back might not be in the condition you sold it.Your best option would be to block the retracted bidders, from any...

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