eBay

hopsob317 · ‎10-26-2020

I bid on a car. The seller had set a reserve. After the reserve was met I turned out to be the high bidder after the close of the auction. I thought the car was mine and I prepared to make the payment. Then seller claimed to have sold the car the night before. What are my options. I think, the seller was not happy with the price of the high bid.

hopsob317 · ‎10-26-2020

Where is EBAY with its rules and conditions in this?

soh.maryl · ‎10-26-2020

On eBay, motor vehicle sales are NON-BINDING on either party.

That means that either party can walk away from the transaction at any time without penalty or recourse.

luckythewinner · ‎10-26-2020

@hopsob317 wrote:
I bid on a car. The seller had set a reserve. After the reserve was met I turned out to be the high bidder after the close of the auction. I thought the car was mine and I prepared to make the payment. Then seller claimed to have sold the car the night before. What are my options. I think, the seller was not happy with the price of the high bid.

If you read the policy on eBay Motors, the auction results are non-binding.

That is a special rule that is specific to real estate and vehicles, because of the legal issues surrounding those sales.

That being said, the vast majority of eBay motors complaints posted here are about the buyer backing out of the sale, not the seller.

mudshark61369 · ‎10-26-2020

@hopsob317,

The link below takes you to the eBay Motors bidding policy

https://www.ebay.com/help/policies/motors-policy/motors-policy?id=4215

"THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS FOOLPROOF, BECAUSE FOOLS ARE SO DARNED INGENIOUS!" (unknown)

eunster1313 · ‎10-26-2020

Motors bidding policy

https://www.ebay.com/help/policies/motors-policy/motors-bidding-policy?id=4215&st=12&pos=4&query=Mot...

Non-binding bid policy

https://www.ebay.com/help/policies/rules-policies-buyers/nonbinding-bid-policy?id=4228

jayjaspersgarage · ‎10-26-2020

I would never consider buying or selling a car on ebay. It's a waste of time to list a car with a lower reserve than you are willing to accept. Ebay should upgrade their rules on this. Car sellers should lose their accounts if they pull a stunt like this more than three times.