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When bidding why does the cellar have the ability to cancel your bid if hes not getting enough out o
The seller didn't get as much out of the items on auction. So he? Canceled. My bid how can he do that just because hes not getting what he wanted? He should not. Have the ability to cancel my order and repost relist it
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woodland_gnome
·3 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.
disneyshopper
Mentor3 years agoUnfortunately, sellers need to learn to start their auctions at the lowest price they will accept if they only get ONE bid. Were you the winning bidder? If so, and the seller cancelled the transaction, what reason did he give? Two of the options will not give the seller a defect (and if s/he used that option, can be reported). If the seller stated the item was Out of stock or Damaged, then s/he had a defect recorded on his account. Too many defects and the seller can be restricted or suspended.