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Seller Cancelling an auction
Seller posted an item with a starting bid of .99c.
I won the item with a bid of $151.52
The seller cancelled the bid after it ended and I had the winning bid.
Is that legal on Ebay.
5 comments
djohnson6v0w
OP2 years agoNo, I had not paid because the seller cancelled the auction immediately after the auction ended.
However, I ask the seller why he had cancelled the auction and he seemed to have a valid reason.
The listing headline read “1881 cc†the picture was for an “1881 ccâ€.
So, I think he has a valid reason for the cancellation.
thank you fir your quick replys.
woodland_gnome
·2 years agoThe seller already got a "defect" when s/he cancelled the transaction (unless s/he lied to eBay to blame you, in which case we'd need details especially what eBay said the reason was in the cancellation notice). That is the primary tool eBay uses to weed out bad sellers, downgrading the selling status of those who get too many relative to their sales volume (as opposed to having to pay employees to actually investigate to see how likely it was that the seller had a legitimate reason to cancel vs. deliberate policy violations).
You may leave appropriate (calm, factual--if the seller said that x was the reason say "seller said x. . ." so people don't think you are just jumping to conclusions) feedback to warn future buyers/bidders. If the usual links have vanished, go to anyone's Feedback Profile (doesn't matter who, click on the feedback score in parentheses behind the username) then scroll down to below the last comment on that page to find a "Leave feedback" link that doesn't vanish (it brings you to a list of items you can leave feedback for).
Theoretically you could sue the seller for breach of the contract of sale (for the difference between the auction price and what you ended up having to pay for a replacement), but that is almost never practical.
djohnson6v0w
OP2 years agoI talked to the seller and he had a valid reason for cancelling. The picture date did not match the date on the coin so he cancelled and relisted after fixing the problem.
The only thing I questioned is he waited until immediately after the auction ended to cancel and relist. But it was a valid point so I will have to bid again for the coin.
Thank you for your response.
woodland_gnome
·2 years agoMost likely he noticed the error in the last 12 hours (and after the first bid) so it was too late to do anything (revise the description, end without a winner) other than wait for it to finish and cancel the transaction (getting the defect).
tree*fern
·2 years agoHi @djohnson6v0w Did you pay for the item within 4 days after winning? If you didn't pay in time, the transaction will be cancelled.
If you paid, the seller can still cancel the transaction but eBay will penalize them for doing that, unless you asked to cancel.
See the cancellation message you received through eBay. If it says buyer requested the cancellation, then report the seller to eBay for violating policy and falsely claiming you asked. To report the seller:
https://www.ebay.com/help/action?topicid=4022