i posted an item and then got a message that was trying to appear like ebay

Question

i belive a person bid on the item which gave them access to my messages but the real issue i belive this is a fake bid created just for the scam not i cant edit my listing

mr_lincoln · Answer

Hi @third_eye_chai

What you describe is not possible. If someone messaged you then you can reply to that message if you want. Placing a bid does not give anyone access to your account, just so you know.

There are no fake bids either, Buyers can Retract bids and some abuse that process becasue bid-retraction is for two reasons.

1. The Buyer bid the wrong amount and can retract the bid replacing it with a correct bid. This is the part that gets abused and some Buyers have hundreds of bid retractions.

2. If the listing changed between when the Buyer saw it and they placed their bid OR the Seller added an additional Description comment significantly changing the listing the bid can be retracted by the Buyer.

Normally, if a Buyer asks you to cancel their bid that is the correct approach and you are encouraged to comply, I do that without hesitation to avoid issues down the road ... like the win the auction but don't want to pay.