Seller cancelled my bid in an auction I was a part of. Is this legal? | Buying

radz3714 · 2023-10-16T05:01:54.953000Z

There was an auction that had a buy it now option. I placed one bid and the "buy it now" option disappeared. I was under the impression that now the auction has to go to completion. 2 days into the auction with less than 5 days left, I suddenly open ebay to my dismay and see my bid has been "cancelled by seller". Seller messaged me saying sorry that someone else had paid the full price outright. I message the seller asking about the cancellation since the buy it now button went away as soon as i placed my bid. The seller said that there was a "buy it now option". But on my screen I clearly did not see any buy it now option. Is this allowed? What's going on? I have invested a lot of time and thought into this auction and did a lot of research in preparation of winning the auction only to have it abruptly cancelled in my face and the item sold to another member. Obviously, I'm a bit peeved.

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