Over the top seller!!

milliemonster

danny69 wrote: »

What have I said that is wrong, though? If yuo put an offer in on an item then morally you should go through with that. Why put an offer in without doing your research on how much the item is worth? Also, why would you offer more than you were willing to pay? If someone had put an offer on an item I were selling and then withdrew it for a lame reason like that then I wouldnt be happy either!

what a load of crap, if you make an offer on anything car, house etc, you aren't legally bound to buy it nor should you be if the seller can't get back to you quick enough in time to accept your offer then of course you have every right to retract it

what if in the time of the original offer being made, another item was listed for sale on ebay at a much cheaper price anyway, this is all about competition in the market place, nothing unfair about it at all

zenseeker

milliemonster wrote: »

what a load of crap, if you make an offer on anything car, house etc, you aren't legally bound to buy it nor should you be if the seller can't get back to you quick enough in time to accept your offer then of course you have every right to retract it

I think you need to read the T&C:

You should make a Best Offer only when you’re serious about buying the item at your Best Offer price. As with bidding on auction-style listings, your Best Offer is binding. If your offer is accepted by the seller, you are obliged to pay for it.

http://pages.ebay.co.uk/help/buy/best-offer.html

Although the following bit may be a get out clause you can use:

Best Offers are valid for 48 hours or until the listing closes, whichever comes first.

durham_girl

zenseeker wrote: »

I think you need to read the T&C:

I think YOU need to read what milliemonster said more carefully.

if the seller can't get back to you quick enough in time to accept your offer then of course you have every right to retract it

Your link to Best Offer being binding does not apply in this case as the OP retracted their offer before the seller accepted or declined it.

StaffsSW

elfieb wrote: »

I put in a Best Offer bid on an item I wanted.
Whilst waiting to see if the offer had been accepted, I found the same item cheaper on ebay, so retracted my offer.

Out of curiousity - if your offer had been accepted, and then you found the item cheaper, what would you have done?

elfieb

stevew8975 wrote: »

Out of curiousity - if your offer had been accepted, and then you found the item cheaper, what would you have done?

Would have been a case of tough luck, I would have continued with the transaction. I am well aware of the rules that state once a best offer is accepted it is binding.

I would just like to point out again, that I didnt post this thread to start a debate on the morality of withdrawing a best offer, it was merely due to the fact that I was being pestered with emails.

I have now emailed the seller, and advised of my situation. No more emails.

hayley11

I can't believe some people have had a go at you about this! Anybody with half a brain would withdraw their offer in this situation! Why on earth would you pay more when you don't have to? You haven't done anything morally wrong at all.

I've made plenty of offers, and i've retracted some. I've also had people do the same to me. And not once has it occured to me that this is wrong.

Regarding your original question, I would either ignore them or just send them a firm message saying you don't want it (now go away! :rotfl:)

piratefairy

I know, talk about getting the wrong end of the stick and going off-topic!!
Just let them know tht they will maybe have better luck in future with moving their limited stock if they reassess their prices

Premier_2

elfieb wrote: »

I put in a Best Offer bid on an item I wanted.
Whilst waiting to see if the offer had been accepted, I found the same item cheaper on ebay, so retracted my offer...

durham_girl wrote: »

...Your link to Best Offer being binding does not apply in this case as the OP retracted their offer before the seller accepted or declined it.

How can you retract an offer you made?

I thought you had to wait for the seller to decline it, counter offer against it or for the offer to time out/expire.

soolin

Premier a buyer can withdraw an offer they have made as long as it hasn't been accepted and a seller likewise can cancel a counter offer up until the time it has been accepted by buyer.

Premier_2

soolin wrote: »

Premier a buyer can withdraw an offer they have made as long as it hasn't been accepted and a seller likewise can cancel a counter offer up until the time it has been accepted by buyer.

But how do you do that please?

Are you provided a link specifically to do so? (I don't ever remember seeing one when I've made a best offer), or do you use the bid retraction form (linked to here http://pages.ebay.co.uk/help/buy/questions/retract-bid.html ) as you would with any bid on an auction?

On auctions, there are only specific reasons that a bid can be retracted and changing your mind isn't one of them. The seller can object to a bid retraction if it doesn't follow the rules. Whilst no one can be forced to purchase, ebay may take sanctions against those who abuse the bid retraction policy.

Or is there another way to retract best offers?