I was selling something. This bidder said he put down the "wrong amount" for his max bid, retracted his bid, but never put down another bid. It's obvious this jerk didn't want to bid on it anymore...but he entered a legal auction. Would you report him?
If so, how?
2006-10-23 12:48:20 · 19 answers · asked by melissa 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Internet
But "wrong amount" means that he wanted to bid, just not for the price that he mistakenly put down for his max bid. If that's true, he should have put down a correct bid, don't you think?
2006-10-23 12:50:51 · update #1
Ok thanks for your opinions! Another reason i'm so against this guy is because I saw the "feedback he left for others" and whoa! He gave lots of ppl a NEGATIVE! About 40 negatives to ppl who otherwise had 100%. That sort of tells you something about him.
2006-10-23 12:53:26 · update #2
FYI, his "mistake" bid was for $2.00.
2006-10-23 12:55:08 · update #3
From what you described, it seems like he was trying to get out of the bid, and it was NOT an incorrect bid. 2.00 is a little low a bid to be incorrect. If he had put 200.00, that would be a different story.
I wouldn't report him unless there was more at stake in the auction. But at 2.00, why bother? Besides, ebay keeps track of bid retractions, and you can probably go to the guy's feedback page and see how many he has had in the last 6 months (or maybe a year).
Good luck!
2006-10-24 13:48:53 · answer #1 · answered by truthyness 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Ebay keeps track of this on their own. You can have up to 3 bid retractions per year. Anything after that and you can be naru'd (no longer a registered user). Ebay only offers 3 or 4 options for retracting a bid. The other options are stuff like "can not contact seller" "description changed" ect. The bidder either decided that he didn't want the item or found another but didn't want to report negatively against you. so, he used the only other option available.
2006-10-23 12:52:40 · answer #2 · answered by lilmisstickletoo 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Nope- Ebay has specific restrictions on bid retractions- people can only retract bids very rarely and under specific conditions. The option exists for people who misttype a price or didn't see some important detail of payment terms in the auction description until after they hit enter. For example, I once bid on an item, but noticed 10 seconds later that the seller only took money orders, not paypal- so I had to retract, rather than win & not pay...
2006-10-23 12:52:34 · answer #3 · answered by Proto 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
You have no rights. Scandalous sellers will have an alternate ID and bump up the bid way high to get other bidders to increase their amounts. They will then retract their bids and you are left with the higher price. Other than retracting ALL of your bids, there is nothing you can do.
2016-05-22 02:47:58 · answer #4 · answered by Rhonda 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would report him but it won't make much difference. If he did not have the money to bid and he made a mistake what can you do? You can't make him buy anything.E bay has only 3 bid retractions and their are strict rules for this. So they will catch it anyway. Now if the Auction closed and he withdrew his bid after winning the auction, I would say you have a case and can report him. You still can't make him buy the item being sold.
2006-10-23 12:53:43 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes report him and then block him from bidding on any more of your auctions. When people mess with your auction like that it can scare off other bidders. They think this bidder found something wrong with your auction and then they won't bid on it either. If a bidder retracts claiming they bid the wrong amount, they are even told they must immediately rebid. Its against ebays rules not to and its unfair to the seller. File a complaint.
2006-10-23 12:51:46 · answer #6 · answered by Andastra 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
when i used to sell on ebay...im pretty sure it was perfectly legal to retract the bid unless its the last 12 hours of the auction
2006-10-23 12:49:58 · answer #7 · answered by TheAnswer 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
We don't usually report anyone when something like that happens. We just go on and relist the item. Too much hassle.......
2006-10-23 12:51:44 · answer #8 · answered by YellaMelaDude 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, I would give him the benefit of the doubt that it was a misplaced bid.
2006-10-23 12:49:25 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I would probally report him. But if you did, there really isnt much ebay can do to that person.
2006-10-23 12:50:52 · answer #10 · answered by www.allamericanwarehouse.com 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋