eBay Frustrations!

[Drewk86a]

dam stop crying, what are you gonna do about it?

You know what OBOMBA, you are absolutely right. I AM going to stop crying! For too long I have let injustices such as this upset me...but no longer! I am going to man up and keep all of my frustration to myself. Shame on me for thinking this was an appropriate forum to discuss issues with my fellow collectors.

Thank you for your sage advice!

PS - learn to spell!

[IrbeFan4Life]

I've had the same thing happen to me with other cards in the past, and I have also been a person to initiate an early auction takedown.

It sucks when it happens without your knowledge as you wait so long for a card to show up and when it does, it disappears just like that.

It's great when you initiate the takedown because you can get it cheaper, deal directly with the seller, and avoid the long wait time.

At least it is #/25 and it might pop up some other time. My worst loss with such a scenario was #/10. I have never seen another copy of the card I lost since.

And again, ignore that Obomba guy. He is always negative in every thread he posts on.

[atigersgrin]

I've had this happen a couple of times, so if I really want a card I will contact the seller and let them know my interest in the card. I've never bought an item this way, but I have made trades with eBay sellers to end auctions early.

[sjw241]

The reasons you cite for ending an auction early are all reasonable. That said, your reasons have nothing to do with selling outside of eBay and are probably infrequent occurances.

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I must, respectfully, disagree with these statements. According to eBay customer support "A bid or commitment to buy on eBay is considered a contract and you're obligated to purchase the item." If the buyer is obligated to purchase then, logically, the seller is obligated to sell. Notice that it does not say "a winning bid" or "the highest bid"...it simply says a bid.

Even if we accept that these are eBay policies and not binding contracts there is still a reasonable expectation that the policies will be followed. When an item is posted for auction using the eBay site, it is reasonable for the bidders to assume that eBay policies will be administered. If someone violates eBay policies, buyer or seller, they should not be permitted to use eBay services.

How many, on this site, have vented frustrations at an eBay buyer who did not pay for an item, or tried to back out of a sale because they found a cheaper card elsewhere. How is that different than a seller listing an item, and actively selling it through other venues? Or an seller listing an item and then pulling it because the bids are too low?

Can't have it both ways!

So by your theory that every bid is a contract to buy then I have to sell the item to everyone that bids? No, only to the winning bidder right? So what I said about it not being a contract until it is sold is true.
What eBay is saying is if you bid and win you are entering a contract.

[Drewk86a]

So by your theory that every bid is a contract to buy then I have to sell the item to everyone that bids? No, only to the winning bidder right? So what I said about it not being a contract until it is sold is true.
What eBay is saying is if you bid and win you are entering a contract.

Why then does eBay place restrictions on bid cancellation?

"You can retract a bid if you have a valid reason for doing so as defined by eBay policy and you retract the bid within the required time period.


Valid reasons for retracting a bid include:

• You accidentally entered the wrong bid amount. For example, you bid $99.50 instead of $9.95. If this happens, you need to reenter the correct bid amount right away.
  
• The item's description changed significantly after you entered your last bid. For example, the seller updated the details about the item's features or condition.
  
• You can't reach the seller by telephone or email.
  

Changing your mind is not a valid reason for retracting a bid."

So the seller is free to cancel his auction at any time, but the bidder is locked in? Is that fair?

I understand that the practice of ending auctions early and selling outside ebay is against the rules, but tolerated. My point is that as a buyer, it stinks!