Annoying buyers canceling bids. humph.

mercer · Jul 23rd, 2008, 09:49 PM

I thought that a buyer could only cancel a bid if they bid again right away (oops! wrong amount!). I've had a rash of auctions where people bid (then no on can BIN) and then days later cancel due to "wrong amount" and then never re-bid.

Isn't that against the rules?

It makes me furious as I bet I've lost a lot of impulse BIN'ers.

caannie · Jul 23rd, 2008, 10:07 PM

It happens... I guess it's better to have the bidder back out before the auction ends rather than after.

This why most of my auctions have BIN and best offer and no bidding anymore.

nawth21 · Jul 23rd, 2008, 10:26 PM

you can report them for invalid bid retraction

mercer · Jul 23rd, 2008, 10:35 PM

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Originally Posted by nawth21

you can report them for invalid bid retraction

aha! that's a good thing to know! Obviously, I would rather have someone bail before the auction ended and they become a deadbeat. But the fact that they are mucking my auction up really makes me steamed.

shoulderache · Jul 23rd, 2008, 11:11 PM

Yeah, you can report them for the abuse of the bid retraction. I'm not sure what happens after that, maybe you could try and do it and report back?

skigirl73 · Jul 23rd, 2008, 11:47 PM

They can cancel their bid without bidding again, but I think if they do that too many times on various auctions it is then considered abuse and eBay might suspend them.

bellamoda · Jul 24th, 2008, 02:08 AM

May I ask what you are selling? Because it is quite possible that someone is contacting telling them that your item is not authentic or that they have the same one at a lower price. I bid once many years ago on an LV wallet and I was contacted by some random member telling me that the wallet was fake, never made in that colour etc... so I retracted my bid and noticed the next few bidders did the same thing.... not saying that your item is fake but sometimes (and sadly a lot of ppl on this site) think they're Designer bag experts and wrongly accuse people of selling fakes.... they report listings and contact other buyers (sometimes they're right sometimes not)

ladyisobel · Jul 24th, 2008, 02:43 AM

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Originally Posted by nawth21

you can report them for invalid bid retraction

how would you prove it was an invalid retraction though ?

Jen Loves LV · Jul 24th, 2008, 02:49 AM

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Originally Posted by ladyisobel

how would you prove it was an invalid retraction though ?

There are only a few options that allow you to retract, if you retract due to the 'wrong amount' you must bid again with the correct amount or you are in violation, one of the other options is 'unable to contact seller', which is one I've had used for cancellations on mine, I reported the buyer, as I knew they hadn't tried to contact me, but I am unsure of how you prove that other than that eBay can check your messages... proving that they didn't re-bid is easy, cause you can see they didn't!

Jul 23rd, 2008, 09:49 PM	#1
mercer Member Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 957	Annoying buyers canceling bids. humph. I thought that a buyer could only cancel a bid if they bid again right away (oops! wrong amount!). I've had a rash of auctions where people bid (then no on can BIN) and then days later cancel due to "wrong amount" and then never re-bid. Isn't that against the rules? It makes me furious as I bet I've lost a lot of impulse BIN'ers.

Jul 23rd, 2008, 10:07 PM	#2
caannie Will Work for Suhali Joined: Mar 2006 Location: Montgomery, AL Posts: 1,020	It happens... I guess it's better to have the bidder back out before the auction ends rather than after. This why most of my auctions have BIN and best offer and no bidding anymore. __________________ To the world you may just be somebody, but to somebody you may just be the world

Jul 23rd, 2008, 10:26 PM	#3
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Jul 23rd, 2008, 11:11 PM	#5
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Jul 23rd, 2008, 11:47 PM	#6
skigirl73 Member Joined: Jun 2007 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 1,162	They can cancel their bid without bidding again, but I think if they do that too many times on various auctions it is then considered abuse and eBay might suspend them. __________________ 20% off Xengevity for tPF members. Contact me to find out how. www.myxengevity.com/vickibruno

Jul 24th, 2008, 02:08 AM	#7
bellamoda Member Joined: Mar 2008 Location: Montreal Posts: 68	May I ask what you are selling? Because it is quite possible that someone is contacting telling them that your item is not authentic or that they have the same one at a lower price. I bid once many years ago on an LV wallet and I was contacted by some random member telling me that the wallet was fake, never made in that colour etc... so I retracted my bid and noticed the next few bidders did the same thing.... not saying that your item is fake but sometimes (and sadly a lot of ppl on this site) think they're Designer bag experts and wrongly accuse people of selling fakes.... they report listings and contact other buyers (sometimes they're right sometimes not)