topic Re: Retracted bid in Buying

Retracted bid

mld121 — Wed, 19 Oct 2022 21:30:40 GMT

Hi a buyer just retracted a bid on something i am selling saying it was an incorrect amount? Does she now have to bid with the correct amount?

Re: Retracted bid

padi*0409 — Wed, 19 Oct 2022 23:37:52 GMT

They are supposed to do that but they cannot be forced to do it.

Re: Retracted bid

janeababe — Thu, 20 Oct 2022 08:27:24 GMT

Don’t worry about it.

Buyers can’t be forced to bid, or buy, or pay for that matter!
At least, this buyer had the decency to retract their bid before the 12hr window.

Re: Retracted bid

*sons_and_daughters* — Thu, 20 Oct 2022 14:02:36 GMT

@mld121 wrote:
Hi a buyer just retracted a bid on something i am selling saying it was an incorrect amount? Does she now have to bid with the correct amount?

By rights, yes, but as mentioned, it's not enforced. Buyers that retract bids usually use the incorrect amount option to cancel. If there are existing bids on an auction, some buyers will place a really high bid to see if an existing bidder has put in a much higher amount. That will make them decide if they want to put in a higher bid than the current highest bidder. If it's more than they plan to bid, they retract their bid.

Re: Retracted bid

mld121 — Thu, 27 Oct 2022 19:56:28 GMT

Its not good is it at all shouldn’t be allowed only deciding they don’t want it

Re: Retracted bid

repentatleisure1952 — Thu, 27 Oct 2022 22:56:09 GMT

@mld121 wrote:
Its not good is it at all shouldn’t be allowed only deciding they don’t want it

Exactly... they don't want the item.

Would you prefer that they win the auction & then refuse to pay?... making you wait a further 4 days to cancel as unpaid.

or... they pay & you ship the item & then they invent a reason to claim it is Not As Described & you have the joy of paying for a return.

You have to consider which is the lesser of two weevils.

Re: Retracted bid

sandypebbles — Thu, 27 Oct 2022 23:03:59 GMT

I'd rather they don't make fake bids in the first place

I don't like The Weevils as much as I like The Feebles though

Re: Retracted bid

springyzone — Thu, 27 Oct 2022 23:24:54 GMT

They are supposed to re-bid with the correct amount but no one can force them to.

In my opinion, what should happen is if they retract a bid and do not rebid within 5 minutes, then all their previous bids on that item should be deleted.

This could mean that if there were other bidders, the $ amounts would reset.

It would help put a stop to any shill bidding or bidding where another buyer is just trying to discover the bidder's top price.

Re: Retracted bid

repentatleisure1952 — Thu, 27 Oct 2022 23:46:08 GMT

Agree with retracted bids.

Bonus points if you can name the movie I stole the weevil line from.

Re: Retracted bid

imastawka — Fri, 28 Oct 2022 01:21:50 GMT

One of my faves - Master and Commander

What can use the points for, pray tell?

Re: Retracted bid

sandypebbles — Fri, 28 Oct 2022 01:26:25 GMT

I was a bit Rusty on movies 😉

Re: Retracted bid

*sons_and_daughters* — Fri, 28 Oct 2022 02:31:06 GMT

A few years ago, I was watching an overseas auction that was going to end in the middle of the night. The bidding was still quite low, so I put in an amount before I went to bed. Much to my amazement, the next morning I'd been notified that I'd won the auction! Woot! I'd bid a high amount of $50. The end amount was $150. I thought, what the absolute eff? How could I have won it? When I went back in, somehow the decimal point hadn't registered, so I'd actually bid $5000, not $50.00.

To be fair, the item was actually worth around $1000, so I still got a bargain, but my point is, sometimes, shyte happens and you stuff up your amount. So, people will cancel their bid, and not rebid. It's not the end of the world. As others have said, it's better than realising someone isn't going to pay for the item and you have to wait X days before you can cancel to relist.

Re: Retracted bid

repentatleisure1952 — Fri, 28 Oct 2022 02:41:10 GMT

Sorry stawks... points were only for sandy... who had a slack attack.

You would have been marked down for not mentioning the full title... however I like your taste in movies.

Re: Retracted bid

imastawka — Fri, 28 Oct 2022 03:22:41 GMT

....................................................The Far Side of the World.

Rusty learned the fingering for the violin, so he didn't look like a d1ck. Great music by Boccherini

(4) MASTER AND COMMANDER FINAL SONG - YouTube

Re: Retracted bid

sandypebbles — Fri, 28 Oct 2022 03:32:32 GMT

I don't know if I am laughing more at slack attack or

learning fingering so as not to look like a d1ck

Re: Retracted bid

domino-710 — Fri, 28 Oct 2022 03:35:34 GMT

The 2nd - broke me up.

Thanks Stawks - you have a wonderful way with words. lol

Re: Retracted bid

imastawka — Fri, 28 Oct 2022 03:40:24 GMT

Thank you, thank you........I'm here all week............try the chicken.

Re: Retracted bid

repentatleisure1952 — Fri, 28 Oct 2022 03:42:14 GMT

Richard Tognetti (ACO) spent 3 months teaching Russel Crowe to play the violin.

Re: Retracted bid

imastawka — Fri, 28 Oct 2022 03:47:43 GMT

@repentatleisure1952 wrote:
Richard Tognetti (ACO) spent 3 months teaching Russel Crowe to play the violin.

Mebbe. But only so he didn't look like a d1ck.

He didn't play in the actual soundtrack though.

No-one plays the violin that well in 3 months.

Re: Retracted bid

imastawka — Fri, 28 Oct 2022 03:55:42 GMT

For the role of Captain Aubrey in Master and Commander, Russell had to look as convincing as possible, playing Boccherini's La musica notturna delle strade di Madrid and Mozart's Violin Concerto no.3. We began from scratch. He kept reminding me that he had to be seen to be playing the violin, not just affecting the movements. Fairly early on he realised it was a difficult task and that you can't just fake it. And so he was as thorough about learning the violin as he possibly could be within the given three months.
Double Acts: actor Russell Crowe and violinist Richard Tognetti | Focus | The Strad