Jamo

iTrader: (23)

I have just sold an item on ebay, but it only fetched a really low amount, can I cancel the auction or am I forced to sell it to the buyer? its such a low amount it wont even cover the postage costs for me to send it them.

J (im not leaving by the way) so ha

CharlySkunkWeed

iTrader: (7)

Had this last week. Sold 2 items for 10.50 , and postage cost me 6.80 ! I emailed both buyers asking if the would put 5 towards the postage and to their credit they did. Dont know about canceling the sale , probably get negitive feedback. Try explaining it to the buyer , u might be surprised.

Fleetster

You can contact the seller and request to cancel the transaction but they can reject it.

Jamo

iTrader: (23)

hes already rejected it. postage is £38 eek!

Fleetster

Damn dude, what the hell are are you sending!

Jamo

iTrader: (23)

a set of beatles books. was told id get at least £200.

Miniman

iTrader: (2)

Surely a reserve was needed then?

mikeywilliams

can u not make out a child got hold of them and drew some pretty pictures and are no longer available

Jamo

iTrader: (23)

no **** sherlock. unfortunatly it was an extra £12 to add that...

jaymaxy

iTrader: (4)

tell them it was damaged during packaging up , has happened to me a few times , and they refunded me straight away .

Gear Head

iTrader: (2)

I am sorry but this sort of thing realy pisses me off.
You put an item on Ebay WITH NO RESERVE and then moan and want to cancel the winning bid when it sells for far less than you want/expected. That is the whole point of a reserve!You would still be better of now if you had paid the reserve fee in the first place would you not?

This is not the buyers fault, so you should honour the auction and take it as a lesson learnt.

How would you like it if it was the other way around?

Jamo

iTrader: (23)

id decided to say sod it and send them as I cant be arsed with the hassle. went to book them in with myhermes and they wont send them as the box is to big lol. cant make it smaller, so looks like im stuffed anyway lol/

scoobynewbie72

iTrader: (1)

dont suppose the buyer is close enough to meet halfway ? saves a few quid in P&P

Gear Head

iTrader: (2)

'Shill Bidding' is what you are referring to.

ALi-B

iTrader: (1)

Yeah, books and mags are heavy.

I found that out when I priced up a load of TG and Evo mags to give away for free...problem was it cost £15.86 to send it all (19.1kg), and that was via a discounted franking account too!

Suffice to say they all reside in the Biffa recyclables bin at work.

Jamo

iTrader: (23)

nah wasnt into that dogy bidding, I didnt check, I just wrongly presumed it would be ok. hes in London so not really into meeting up with him.

if hes willing to chip in with the postage ile send it via royal fail.

James

ALi-B

iTrader: (1)

Yeah, see what he says. Any reasonable person would see that someone isn't going to send something at a loss and agree not to continue with the sale or give extra money to cover postage.

If he's a **** he'll give you neg or neutral feedback.

SamUK

iTrader: (1)

just dont post...people do it all the time.. annoying but you can if you like..

if i recall right, the buyer can not leave you a -ve feedback either - you can confirm this from ebay

Jamo

iTrader: (23)

he seems ok, he knows what hes got as hes pushing for me to send them, im surprised they didnt fetch more as there were over 60 watchers.

Jamo

iTrader: (23)

He can unfortunalty, its me the seller that cannot leave a negative.

Onan The Barbarian

I concur. eBay used to be much better when it first started. It's turned into a pikey flea market with everyone punting their sh*te on and expecting top dollar for it. The rules and instructions are really simple and if people don't follow them or try to be clever and get their fingers burnt and then decide to try and back out of the auction because it doesn't suit them then it marks them out for what they really are

Jamo

iTrader: (23)

lol

Midlife......

iTrader: (2)

Shill bidding is illegal under UK law and caries a £5000 fine...........

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8632357.stm


maybe our moderator should edit his own post before someone shops him to the cops

Shaun

alcazar

iTrader: (2)

Too late, I've already grassed him up

tony de wonderful

Use a reserve. I learned my lesson.

SamUK

iTrader: (1)

Ebay is a joke - i only use it to buy and never sell..charges \ commision + papal costs..

i gue Gumtree and forums to sell on now..much cheaper and you get all the money!

Onan The Barbarian

Like the invoice for the shiny throne and the cross made out of gold

ALi-B

iTrader: (1)

**** me, didn't even know that. Bloody EU regs.

classic Subaru Si

I'm sorry but I wouldn't pay anymore than what the auction finished at - That's what Ebay is about, bidding the lowest amount that will win you the item The seller didn't do his sums, was too tight to put a reserve on it, and its cost him in the end, why should the buyer cover his loss?