Seller won't sell

Marty_J

lifesuckssometimes wrote: »

the seller needs to be taught A lesson for their sheer stupidity for starting at 99P with no reserve for an item worth over £100. report them and move on..

Well that's a nice attitude.

If only we were all so perfect as yourself. :rolleyes:

jeanette251978

I once sold something cheaper than i wanted to, i listed a Nintendo DS with 4 games, i put a starting price of 99p, turned out i had put it as a buy it now @ 99p (lol) the item i sold previously went on as a buy it now and it automatically defaulted! Anyway i listed this item, i went on to look at the listing, thought "oh sh*t" copied the item number to end the listing early and a buyer has snapped it up like in the space of 3 minutes!!!!

Luckily he was nice about it, he wouldnt have got it at 99p anyway, i wouldnt send it at that price, people make mistakes and if you are a decent person you would see that, as he did and he totally understood.

This is a different case though as it was on auction! i guess im just saying you cant force someone, take them to court, seems like alot of trouble though if you ask me!

brettcta

Marty_J wrote: »

"Due to the wide variety of laws governing the sale of real estate, eBay Real Estate auction-style advertisements of real property do not involve legally binding offers to buy and sell. Instead, eBay Real Estate's auctions are simply a way for sellers to advertise their real estate and meet potential buyers. eBay is commonly referred to as an online auction web site, however eBay Real Estate is not a traditional "auctioneer". eBay Real Estate is not involved in the actual transaction between buyers and sellers and, as a result, has no control over the quality, safety or legality of the properties advertised, the truth or accuracy of the postings, the ability of sellers to sell items or the ability of buyers to buy items. eBay cannot ensure that a buyer or seller will actually complete a transaction."

http://pages.ebay.com/help/policies/real-estate.html

With regards to the OP, I would be minded to call her up and make her an offer. If this is her first listing, she obviously isn't too sure what she's doing, and you might still get a bargain.

far be it for me to p1ss on your chips, but American Real Estate law does not apply to the UK market.

MilkyJoe

I've decided not to chase up the 99p sale, she accepted my offer and will buy it if I can get transport to pick it up. If it wasn't her first sale and didn't have to pick it up I may have tried.

lifesuckssometimes

Marty_J wrote: »

Well that's a nice attitude.

If only we were all so perfect as yourself. :rolleyes:

so sorry sweetie;)

Marty_J

brettcta wrote: »

far be it for me to p1ss on your chips, but American Real Estate law does not apply to the UK market.

"Due to the wide variety of laws governing the sale of properties in UK and Ireland, eBay property listings are not legally binding offers to buy and sell that property. Instead, they are simply a way for sellers to advertise their property and meet potential buyers. At the close of the auction, the seller should contact the winning bidder to discuss entering into a contract for the real property. However, neither party is obligated to complete the property transaction. This type of transaction is called a Non-binding Auction."

http://pages.ebay.co.uk/help/policies/real-estate.html

Better?

Marty_J

lifesuckssometimes wrote: »

so sorry sweetie;)

lol...no problem

rdp1980

MilkyJoe wrote: »

I've decided not to chase up the 99p sale, she accepted my offer and will buy it if I can get transport to pick it up. If it wasn't her first sale and didn't have to pick it up I may have tried.

As part of the bargaining process couldn't you have talked her into dropping it off at your place, especially if you don't have your own transport?

Tell her she is welcome to bring her burly husband along in case she suspects you're going to try and wrestle her for the item!

brettcta

Marty_J wrote: »

"Due to the wide variety of laws governing the sale of properties in UK and Ireland, eBay property listings are not legally binding offers to buy and sell that property. Instead, they are simply a way for sellers to advertise their property and meet potential buyers. At the close of the auction, the seller should contact the winning bidder to discuss entering into a contract for the real property. However, neither party is obligated to complete the property transaction. This type of transaction is called a Non-binding Auction."

http://pages.ebay.co.uk/help/policies/real-estate.html

Better?

well the poster wasn't relating to an ebay auction, as you're right, they're not legally binding. i believe he/she was referring to auction house auctions, which are legally binding. (and this is what i was referring to)

StaffsSW

ts_aly2000 wrote: »

Just to bring this into perspective;

You're talking about someone who's made their FIRST listing, and has put their foot in. And you're all chanting court, contracts, blood blood blood.

Christ alive. Get her telephone number and give her a ring! Is there really any point in making the world any more crappy than it is already!

There's absolutely no point in going for the juggular. None of you are important, she's not important, and I certainly ain't.

I could not agree more with this.

eBay are doing enough to hound out the small scale private seller and pass the site over to the volume sellers and retailers, yet there are plenty of people on this board that would like to see these private sellers hang. There is a vast difference between deliberately trying to mislead or being a fraudulent seller, to the first time private seller who makes a mistake. Trying to obtain "thanks" or kudos for suggesting over the top solutions is pointless.

I sometimes think that "consumer revenge" has gone too far - we seem to be turning into a compensation culture, and the thought of taking legal action over a 99p item from a first time eBay seller is nothing more than ludicrous and says more about those that suggest such methods, than those that make the errors.

The OP has since done the right thing - realise the sellers' error, made a subsequent offer, but is prepared to walk away from it. He's not going to miss what he never had!!