relisting cancelled items for higher amount

[malev57]

I had cause to deal with a seller a few weeks ago seller outdoor tiles the item was for several sq metres and i won the auction for around $30 which really was a bargain.then the problems, a few days later a revived a request through ebay to cancel sale . Reason given was some family thing me.being someone who has been around a long time smelt a rat i ignored the request and left negative feedback and negative follow up saying i think seller has sold item elsewhere for a higher price. Then because of my circumstances i gave up and the request lapsted and sale was cancelled it think or i just cancelled it.
And what happened a few weeks later still looking for tiles saw same.tiles and seller with a buy price of $99 then.after 2atempts at that price $79.
Now i seriously think sales that have been cancelled and then relisted especially for more should be banned by ebay ?

[*sparklz*]

With 2500 FB as a buyer and seller I have had to MOVE ON many times and if all you have to worry about is a failed purchase on ebay then you must be a happy person with little else to worry over.

You nor ebay can force the seller to sell the item too you so MOVE ON and GET OVER it.

 NO IS the solution

[malev57]

Its wonderful too see all these well thought out ideas iam so glad i put this to the community

[malev57]

God i wish is as smart as the members .
And there comments have been so constructive
Not bye bye to

[lyndal1838]

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@malev57 wrote:
I have over 900 positive feedback in majority for buying that's over 4 years so i think i know what iam saying and why iam saying it i have been in business all my life starting the first one
When i was in first form or year 7 in.modern terms

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If you want to trade experience I have been on ebay for 9 years and have bought over 11,000 individual items.   I can assure you I have had to move on many times when transactions go wrong.  The trick is not to lose money when they go pearshaped and I have been pretty good at that.

As for business experience.....how does over 40 years sound to you, and still trading successfully?

[*crikey*mate*]

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@malev57 wrote:
Again i point out there was a contract between two people and one half reneged and then relisted item for more money cant only one see the wrong in that situation ? All iam seeking is a way to solve this i really don't think this is a isolated incident and of we are all sheep and follow over the the gap well.... If this is not brought up then the problem will never be solved and ebay will never bother to do the wright thing by its buyers with them there is no ebay !!!! Think about that

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you're right

it is a contract

sparky and others have explained the most cost effective way for you to address this

when the mutual cancellation comes through, decline it so the seller doesn't get their FVF's back. In this case, they did and ebay got nothing, so not sure where you come from saying eBay gets their fees?

sparky was also right in saying to report them for noin performance

and all the other things she said

What she didn't tell you, because on a $30 sale it just seems that even on principle it is not worth this avenue, if you want your contract enforced, then stand your ground, hold onto principle and sue the seller for breach of contract/non performance of contract.

eBay have no legal right to take action on your behalf for a contract between you and the seller.

YOU have to do that.

eBay will record something on their account if you report them for nonperformance, and if they continue to behave badly, may take action and restrict/terminate their account, but this won't help you now.

So, sue the seller and get the courts to make them honour the contract, or move on, cos eBay do NOT have the authority to do it for you.

[*crikey*mate*]

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@malev57 wrote:
I have over 900 positive feedback in majority for buying that's over 4 years so i think i know what iam saying and why iam saying it i have been in business all my life starting the first one
When i was in first form or year 7 in.modern terms

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buyers can only get positive feedback

well done on your 88 positive selling transactions

[davewil1964]

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@davewil1964 wrote:

We have all probably experienced it.

eBay will generally not do anything about it, and I'm sure you have experienced the issue before as you're so experienced.

A lot of the problem is new sellers taking eBay at their word and starting auctions low, as that will supposedly attract higher final prices. Then they find out it's not so. So they do the sensible thing and use BIN, which eBay has been gearing towards for years.

And having shots at other members just because you don't like their POV does not come across well. It shows YOU as being unreasonable.

As does continual replies to yourself.

And your 88 selling feedback (last 18 months ago) really has nothing to do with this. Except , maybe, that as a business person you should know better than to expect to get something at a loss to the seller. Which I'm sure, as a business person, you would not do yourself.

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deja vu

[shoppingbag*]

I have just had a similar experience, where I paid for an item, only to find the sale cancelled and money refunded with no explanation.  It was A "buy it now".  I thought it extremely rude for the seller not to contact me first before cancelling if there was some problem.  When I contacted them, they spun a story that I have trouble believing.  They had more of the same items in another colour, but didn't even give me a choice as to if I wanted one of those.  Now, I am very annoyed about the whole thing, or rather the way I have been treated.  Having been in the same shoes as the other buyer on here, I do sympathise, as it is most annoying. Unfortunately, I need to get over it fast as I find it fruitless to keep stressing about things past that cannot now be changed, life is just too short for that.  I have already found an alternative item, even nicer one and cheaper. I will not agree to the cancellation, why does it need input from me anyway?   Apparently it goes ahead in a week without my input anyway. Sellers who treat their buyers badly are their own worst enemies.

[*crikey*mate*]

if it goes ahead without your input (ie refusal) they get the refund on FVF's and may just keep doing the same thing to others.

[shoppingbag*]

what does FVF stand for?