What happens if i don't pay

[themorg33]

My son bought an item without me knowing it on my account and i'm not going to pay for it. I tried to cancel it through the seller but he said no.  I have no plans on paying for it.  EBAY can't take money from me, correct? 

[par6972]

eBay cannot take the money from you. However keep in mind that unpaid item strike and have serious ramifications on your account leading up to you not being able to purchase any more.

you are responsible in this scenario because you left your account unsecured.

Perhaps you need to take your son's allowance away from him for a while and pay for the item. Teach him a lesson.

[themorg33]

Thanks for the response. He is now grounded and i didn't even know he bid on something until i got an email saying i won. I wish he would've told me before it ended so i could had the seller cancel his bid. He's 11 so he know what he was doing. I have a perfect rating on eBay but I just wish the seller let me cancel the order.   I understand from his stand point because i'm sure he gets this excuse from time to time but this is true scenario.

[scga912]

You'll have to wear this Unpaid Item Strike then.  One won't hurt you.

Two within a 12 month period will find you blocked from purchasing from several sellers.  Some are more lenient. 

The strike stays active for a year.

If it's not a financial burden to you, you could always pay for it and make your son work it off 😉

[myangelandmyprincess]

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@scga912 wrote:

You'll have to wear this Unpaid Item Strike then.  One won't hurt you.

Two within a 12 month period will find you blocked from purchasing from several sellers.  Some are more lenient. 

The strike stays active for a year.

If it's not a financial burden to you, you could always pay for it and make your son work it off 😉

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thats what I made my daughter do when she did that about the same age actually.  She bought a lot of build a bears for $30 I took some birthday money and made her do work to earn the rest.

[lvliquidations]

If you have a perfect rating and value that perhaps you should just buy the item. Frankly, this is your fault, allowing access to your account by your child. The seller likely lost the other bidders. Next time log out of your account when not in use or secure access to your computer by using child user accounts where your children cannot access websites you use with your active logins.

[*madison]

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@myangelandmyprincess wrote:

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@scga912 wrote:

You'll have to wear this Unpaid Item Strike then.  One won't hurt you.

Two within a 12 month period will find you blocked from purchasing from several sellers.  Some are more lenient. 

The strike stays active for a year.

If it's not a financial burden to you, you could always pay for it and make your son work it off 😉

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thats what I made my daughter do when she did that about the same age actually.  She bought a lot of build a bears for $30 I took some birthday money and made her do work to earn the rest.

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So, some of these tales about kids bidding on items without their parents knowledge or permission are actually true ?

[ilikestuff6969]

My kids know better.  We have Amazon echos all over the house that will let you order something via voice without a password or a payment method.  My kids have never taken advantage of this.  

Of course if they did, Amazon is much easier to deal with than ebay and it would not be difficult to get my money back without some stupid infraction taking place.

[ed8108]

I have educated my dog & cat to always act responsibly .

Hope this may be of some help.

[*madison]

My kids are all grown up, so I don't know if they would have bid without my permission, probably not, ebay didn't exist when they were young kids. 

[myangelandmyprincess]

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@*madison wrote:

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@myangelandmyprincess wrote:

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@scga912 wrote:

You'll have to wear this Unpaid Item Strike then.  One won't hurt you.

Two within a 12 month period will find you blocked from purchasing from several sellers.  Some are more lenient. 

The strike stays active for a year.

If it's not a financial burden to you, you could always pay for it and make your son work it off 😉

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thats what I made my daughter do when she did that about the same age actually.  She bought a lot of build a bears for $30 I took some birthday money and made her do work to earn the rest.

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So, some of these tales about kids bidding on items without their parents knowledge or permission are actually true ?

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was for me.  My daughter was playing games on my phone and got on ebay and bought something.   she wasn't allowed on my phone anymore after that either...

[missjen831]

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@lvliquidations wrote:
If you have a perfect rating and value that perhaps you should just buy the item. Frankly, this is your fault, allowing access to your account by your child. The seller likely lost the other bidders. Next time log out of your account when not in use or secure access to your computer by using child user accounts where your children cannot access websites you use with your active logins.

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It’s not possible for buyers to have a less than perfect rating. The OPs rating won’t take hit if she doesn’t pay. All buyers have a 100% positive rating. 

If the seller files an unpaid item case, the buyer still maintains a perfect rating.

[hawkwind5454]

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@themorg33 wrote:

My son bought an item without me knowing it on my account and i'm not going to pay for it. I tried to cancel it through the seller but he said no.  I have no plans on paying for it.  EBAY can't take money from me, correct? 

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It has always been by understanding, that as parents, we are responsible for our minor childern's actions...  REGARDLESS what their transgression might be.  We shouldn't make OUR CHILD'S promblem (and hence the parent's problem), someone else's problem...  In spite of how bitter the taste might be, I would say you need to take your medicine, and follow through with the purchase...  After all, it's YOUR child...Not the seller's-

[hawkwind5454]

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@*madison wrote:  So, some of these tales about kids bidding on items without their parents knowledge or permission are actually true ?

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I really like the ones about a cat walking across the keyboard, and "buying" the widget. 

[scga912]

My cat walks across my keyboard from time to time.  I cringe.  Today she put it in airplane mode, lit the keyboard up, took a screen shot and engaged OneDrive - all on one pass.  She's typed jibberish and made my screen go wild before.  I know she's going to bid on something one day.