Guy buys Challenger on eBay, Dealer tries to back out

[tomato]

^ ah, ok, I see what you mean. But there is a process to follow, if memory serves both buyer and seller have to agree, correct? I only went through it once or twice, when I bid on an item that was later found damaged, and another time to go through the return process of an item.

But canceling an auction because you didn't make enough money on it, is just wrong.

[CTScott]

Originally Posted by tomato

^ ah, ok, I see what you mean. But there is a process to follow, if memory serves both buyer and seller have to agree, correct? I only went through it once or twice, when I bid on an item that was later found damaged, and another time to go through the return process of an item.

But canceling an auction because you didn't make enough money on it, is just wrong.

It's definitely just wrong, but the seller can do it without agreement from the buyer. Your only recourse is negative feedback.

[fmicle]

Originally Posted by tomato

^ ah, ok, I see what you mean. But there is a process to follow, if memory serves both buyer and seller have to agree, correct? I only went through it once or twice, when I bid on an item that was later found damaged, and another time to go through the return process of an item.

But canceling an auction because you didn't make enough money on it, is just wrong.

Originally Posted by CTScott

It's definitely just wrong, but the seller can do it without agreement from the buyer. Your only recourse is negative feedback.

Yeah, most of the times people are just abusing the feature, but if you think about it, it's a useful feature. If I'm selling this beautiful vase, but my 1 year old climbs on the table one day and breaks it, what am I supposed to do?


Just sayin'... I buy and sell stuff on eBay quite often. Besides, the listing fee is not returned, so it's not like it's free for the seller to pull off this trick, so I think it's a good feature. I'm sure you've all seen those signs "we reserve the right to refuse service to anyone" in most stores... I find it acceptable for a seller to back off an item during an auction. Yeah, bummer for me, but in the end it'a not like I lost money... just wasted a little time, that's all.

My $0.02