Seller cancelling auction after I have paid

[niddienaddy]

I recently bought fair and square a car owner's manual for $40 through auction. I was the only bidder and won. I paid for the item which had free postage and the next day I got a message saying it was on its way to be posted. Then I got a message saying it had been fully refunded and that the seller was sorry and forgot to put in the postage costs.

It was then put back on ebay and with a postage cost of $15 (its small enough to fit in a $9.95 satchel), and has put it on auction again or the option of buy it now for $65.

I was put off by this, I know eBay is not perfect by all means but as a seller, I would never do this. I really need the manual so Im in the bidding again, and prepared to pay the postage fee but its really quite bad customer ethics, I have to wait many days till the auction is over and pay more despite winning the auction in the first place! 

Has this happened to anyone else like this? Surely im not the only one, and is this allowed?

[springyzone]

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@davewil1964 wrote:

I'm just wondering where you get $9.95 for a small satchel from. Does that include YOUR partial fee offset, as a seller?

AP certainly don't charge $9.95 for a small satchel.

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I was quoting the price niddienaddy wrote in his first post. I don't know which postal service or courier he is basing it on.

And domino-why not, as most of the other posts here are pretty much variations on a theme too. It's usually the way in any thread. I guess the real question is if niddynaddy minds. I presume most people who post here asking a question don't mind a range of replies, even if it is just to see if the advice is consistent.

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[kom-4025]

Hi all, I've just won a bid of an item, could not believe what little I paid for it  it's worth three times as much. Great communication between myself and the sell, conformation of winning and will be in the post came w I thin seconds of the pay now email which was all done. Not even a day latter the seller contacted myself moved house and can't find the item in all the boxes? Cheers Max. (Not Happy Jane)

[repentatleisure1952]

Thanks... I think.

I really needed to know that.

I believe Jan is the word you are looking for.

[sandypebbles]

Do you have a question?

The thread is over two years old

Did the seller refund you?

Do you know how to open an item not received dispute?

Or did you just want to complain to other members about your experience?