My near 3 year old son's first ebay purchase!!!!

patchwork_cat

I have had people who reckon that there child has bid on something and asked me to remove the bid - usually for a small amount and I have thought that if that was my child I would pay up and mark it down to experience rather than pi** someone off over a couple of quid.

babybimbles

Gosh it was only a one off!

I dont leave my pc on all the time and Im not always signed in either, and yes, I do take this as a lesson for the future!

I was happy to pay up as it was a small amount and thank God that it wasn't a laptop or a car!

Loosen up people, if you have kids you know life can never be predictable, you just learn as you along, and yes, i've learnt not to have him surf ebay!

MrsTinks

Sorry to throw a spanner in the works for everyone but in all fairness all she had to do was claim her account had been hacked and everyone would have been happy to refund the money But instead the OP admitted that the child must have done it and frankly I'd probably have asked for her to cover my listing costs but otherwise have shrugged it off

Someone threatening me about a few quid to NOT neg me would be more likely to pee me off. In fact the mail the seller sent could be seen as blackmail... and at the very least he looks like a complete idiot!

soolin

tine, a seller would not be responsible for a buyer compromising their ebay security either, that would be entirely the responsibility of the buyer.

I have let people off in the past when they have come up with stories, only to see them buy similar items. I couldn't afford to pay all my fees for unsold items every time someone told me they bid by accident or let their dog play on the PC or whatever.

Soo

savingsgirl

Babybimbles - your story made me laugh. Its easy to say in hindsight what you should have done but as you say thats life. When my son was 2 he rang the police!

Kaminari_2

As a seller I would annoyed at this too. A person has to take responsibility for their account. You could ask the seller nicely to let you off or FVF only but you should never expect it. Even thought the tone of the sellers email was not very nice they have every right to expect you to honour the agreement.

Kimberley

These things happen if you stay logged in, my son bidded on some football cards for a £10 when my back was turned I payed up as it's the right thing to do, but he paid for it out of his pocket money :rolleyes:

Contains_Mild_Peril

Babybimbles, I hope you have now unticked the "keep me signed in" box on your eBay account! Since it's only a small amount, I wouldn't waste any more time communicating with the seller, I'd just pay the amount on the invoice, move on and have a laugh about it, and be thankful your son didn't "buy" something expensive! The seller is right that an eBay invoice will not allow the sale price to be altered, although one way round this is to alter the p&p price. A discount exceeding the p&p amount cannot be applied. The amount can be altered on a Paypal invoice, though it's not really worth the hassle. It seems to me that the seller is being fairly reasonable, but erroneously suspects you of taking the !!!!!!.

shellsuit

soolin wrote:

I suggest very strongly that you do not leave your ebay screen logged in and that way your son can't make purchases and upset genuine sellers. If I had a pound for everyone who told me their baby bid, or the dog or whatever, I would be rich.

If you are an experienced ebayer than you must know you don't need to be logged in to view auctions, so why compromise your security? This was a warning for you and luckily hasn't cost you a lot. Just be thankful he didn't buy a laptop or something, after all if you were the seller would you be happy now?

Soo

Totally agree with Soo and I don't know why some think it is funny, it's not funny, it is irresponsible.

savingsgirl

It was just an oversight, one which I'm sure wont happen again. If someone suggested one of my children could join NASA at 3 years old I would have a chuckle.
I think this story was posted to be amusing not to cause a huge debate

(posted by Savingsgirl, aged 3 and 4 months )