on 14-05-2013 12:40 PM
on 14-05-2013 12:47 PM
I agree that it is annoying when this happens but there is nothing you can do....you cannot force the seller to send the item to you.
on 14-05-2013 12:57 PM
You can still leave Feedback for the Seller as the deal was Mutually Cancelled. I agree that it is a very irritating scenario but you lost any leverage when you agreed to cancel the transaction.
on 14-05-2013 01:01 PM
This is clearly unethical and I would call eBay direct to speak with someone. There is also a 'report item' link somewhere on the listing. Click on it and select the option which comes up that most fits your situation. Give as much detail as possible, but don't leave it to ebay to follow it up just based on this, call them too.
on 14-05-2013 01:02 PM
OP - most likely it was a new seller who did not realise the BIN would disappear as soon as the first bid was placed.
Look at it from another point of view, what if you had accidentally bid $100 for something you meant to bid $10.00 for - would you be as unforgiving and pay the seller regardless of the mistake or hope the seller would cut you a little slack? 🙂
Please don't advise people to break eBay rules on these boards.X-(
on 14-05-2013 01:19 PM
The reason why you may be having problems re how to contact ebay is that you are in the US,the seller is in the US but you have posted on the AUSTRALIAN discussion boards.
on 14-05-2013 01:24 PM
It isn't a new seller and I don't see why I should cu him some slack when he obviously lied about losing the item and then realists it at a much higher minimum and then invites me to bid at this new, higher price. If he had been up front to begin with and said 'look, I really don't want to let go of this item for only 99 cents' I honestly would have offered him a bit more. But instead he chose to lie about losing the item and then turned around and re-listed the item for much higher.
on 14-05-2013 01:29 PM
I noticed the 'au' in the
url, lol, but for some reason whenever I log in to my eBay and search for help, it automatically ttakes me to the Australia boards and help.
on 15-05-2013 06:52 AM
Yes giving people a break is nice but I have had this happen so many times I am over it. Ebay rules are that If I bid and want to take back has to be in 12 hours. Maybe if the sellers keep playing these games buyers should to.
on 15-05-2013 06:58 AM
True Belinda, I always go to the dispute, unless as I said the seller/buyer is relatively new.
I think it is such a grey area at times because there are many variables that make the actual correct advice impossible and really depends on the person concerned and the events involved.