Retraction

Question

I have a buyer that "accidentally" put a large bid on an item and wants to retract the offer. Is this a possibility? Any walk-through if there is one?

whattheactualfox · Answer

You can! I added both eBay articles on how to cancel as either a buyer or seller for reference (seller is below)

Source: https://www.ebay.com/help/buying/bidding/retracting-bid?id=4013

Retract a bid

You can retract a bid if (Note: these options are only applicable for up to 1 hour after making the bid when the listing is ending in less than 12 hours):

The seller significantly changed the description of the item
You accidentally bid the wrong amount. For example, you meant to bid $20, not $200. In this case, enter the price you intended to bid as soon as you've retracted the incorrect bid

Now let's say that it's within 12 hours and the buyer cannot retract the bid, you as the seller can do so by the following:

Source:(https://www.ebay.com/help/selling/listings/selling-auctions/cancelling-bid?id=4140)

If you need to cancel a bid:

Go to Canceling bids placed on your listing - opens in new window or tab.
Enter the item number, the username of the member whose bid youâ€™re canceling, and the reason youâ€™re canceling the bid.
Select Submit.