Bid cancelling

[long-gone]

If a bidder requests that a seller cancel their bid does the seller get dinged by eBay for canceling that bid?

There are over 5 days left on this auction and only that one bid placed.

TIA

[woodland_gnome · Accepted solution]

No.  A seller can cancel any bid (note that cancelling one cancels all bids by that bidder on that listing) up until the auction ends, and may do so for just about any reason (other than as part of schemes to violate other rules, especially to avoid eBay fees).

[rebell45]

https://www.ebay.com/help/selling/listings/selling-auctions/canceling-bid?id=4140&st=12&pos=1&query=...

Be sure to select Buyer requested.

[7606dennis]

No, a seller can cancel any or all bids up until the close of the auction for any reason.  Cancelling a transaction once the auction is over is a different matter.  Then it is important for the seller to use the buyer requested reason for the cancellation.

However, when a bidder requests that the seller cancel their bid many sellers will block that bidder from bidding in the future.  Even more are likely to do it if a transaction is involved.  I would tread lightly when it comes to requesting cancellations.

Of course, having one's feedback set to private is often a good way get oneself blocked as well.

[mudshark61369]

@long-gone,

Since the auction has several days left to run, If the bidder gave a reason for wanting you to cancel their bid, Ex. "I bid on the wrong item", I would cancel their bid.  If they only bid once, or if they were the only bidder I'd cancel. 
People do make mistakes, but there's no need to block them

However, if the bidder bid a few times, against another bidder, or  uncovered another bidder's maximum bid, and now  wants you to cancel their winning bid, I'm not sure I would cancel their bid(s) as that could cause the person whose max bid was uncovered to retract their bid.   I would definitely block them.

If you look at the bidder's feedback profile, As A Buyer and see they have bid retractions, I would not cancel, but tell them to retract another bid. Then I would block them.  If you do not know how to block bidders use the link below.

https://www.ebay.com/help/selling/resolving-buyer-issues/blocking-buyer?id=4082

[long-gone]

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@7606dennis wrote:

Of course, having one's feedback set to private is often a good way get oneself blocked as well.

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I turned this buying ID into a posting ID and set it to private to keep people like you from looking at my previous transactions on this ID. Why my previous dealings are any of your business is beyond me.

I sell on different ID's.

[long-gone]

Thanks for your reply.

Only one bid was placed and they asked to have it cancelled since they don't need it.  As stated in the beginning no other bids have been placed except theirs.

I would rather they ask then have them do a NAD which would cost me money.

[mudshark61369]

@long-gone,

  "I would rather they ask then have them do a NAD which would cost me money".

Unfortunately, that is one of the contradictions in eBay's policies.

"Your bid is a contract to pay".

However:

"A buyer can request cancellation within 1 hour of placing a bid".

Often the cancellation request is received much more than an hour after the bid is placed.

"A seller does not have to agree to cancel the transaction"

  However:

The buyer is allowed to file an unquestioned NAD, and leave a negative feedback, even though they requested cancelling. 

It's the 900lb. boulder dangling by a thread over all of our heads.

[7606dennis]

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@long-gone wrote:

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@7606dennis wrote:

Of course, having one's feedback set to private is often a good way get oneself blocked as well.

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I turned this buying ID into a posting ID and set it to private to keep people like you from looking at my previous transactions on this ID. Why my previous dealings are any of your business is beyond me.

I sell on different ID's.

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Frankly, I'm not concerned about what you bought in the past on this or any ID.  However, a members feedback record is, in my opinion, important in understanding that person when responding to their posts. 

Since 2008 feedback has been somewhat of a one sided affair.  About all that the seller can do with it is to check an individuals feedback left for others and their bid retraction record.  The setting of one's feedback to private blocks sellers from viewing that.  Thus I consider it only logical to block those from buying with their feedback set that way.  After all, if a seller cannot sell with their feedback set like that why should a buyer be allowed to buy with it set that way.  Of course, this is only my opinion.

[7606dennis]

The reason I look at other poster's feedback is to get an idea of the type of person to which I'm replying.  Personally, I could care less about what you purchased or sold under any given ID.  It is one's retraction record that I'm primarily interested in from buyers.  Even one's feedback left for others doesn't mean much.  Of course, with one's feedback set to private I always wonder what someone is trying to hide.

[glasser]

I think another exception to canceling is if the buyer didn't pay