Misleading description 30 December 2009 at 8:39PM edited 30 November -1 at 1:00AM in Ebay, Auctions, Car Boot & Jumble Sales 15 replies 1K views

brownbabygirl

Please have a look at this listing:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=110473345027&_trksid=p2759.l1259#shId


I already placed a bid yeaterday and JUST realised it is collection only! Under postage they post FREE P and P and that led me to think they would post it. I only just realised the very last sentence at the BOTTOM of the listing: 'Collection only as its heavy':mad:

I def cannot collect as I live miles away. Can seller give me a NP strike? What are my rights?? I send a message to cancel my bid.

Humf_2

Can you not just cancel the bid, through ebay (never cancelled a bid before but i have heard on here that you can

brownbabygirl

i doubt that i can. 1 hour till listing ends

alfiesmum

You dont need the seller to cancel a bid, you can retract the bid yourself.
If it's heavy, then you were very hopeful that a seller would be posting it for free unfortunately. Look up 'retract bid' on eBay help pages, and it ought to take you to the right form for doing so.

Or rather than risk the non paying bidder strike, pay them the 99p anyway.

You might still be out bid. Fingers crossed.

brownbabygirl

thanks. tried it now and retraction not accepted as bid was placed an hour ago and listing ends in less than 12 hours (in 1 hour to be exact!). i am so angry about this. very misleading!

luvvlyjubbly

Sellers in the wrong.....email them and explain.....if they go all arsey , pay the 99p(assuming you are the only bidder) then you've done your part.....you could actually put in a dispute for item not received and win it, but i doubt it would come to that.

harveybobbles

I might have a bid on it my self. Mwuhahahahahahah

Humf_2

Looks like its all sorted now

brownbabygirl

hahhaaha thanks!

harveybobbles

Someone is biddin a fiver on it

durham_girl

I have to say though, on reading the description, it was pretty clear that it was collection only.