Do i have to sell the item

pitkin2020

Enfieldian wrote: »

Not at all.

Ever heard of eBay sniping software?

Nobody sets a snipe to bid 3 minutes before the end of auction which is what this buyer did. If you use a snipe you set it to bid as late as possible.

Enfieldian

Ok, so you are aware of it then.

Rather than get off the subject, the answer to your original question remains the same.

Sorry if that is not what you wanted to hear though.

mikey72

pitkin2020 wrote: »

P.S I'm having a clear out over the last two weeks and it appears every prat on ebay has come out to play either bidding then asking for it to be cancelled, bidding and not paying, bidding and not paying until a dispute is filled, bidding on a collection only item and winning then realising they are 400 miles away.......!!!!!! is wrong with these people.

Your listings aren't full of weird terms and conditions are they?

pitkin2020

Enfieldian wrote: »

Ok, so you are aware of it then.

Rather than get off the subject, the answer to your original question remains the same.

Sorry if that is not what you wanted to hear though.

I asked for advice and options I never said it wasn't what I wanted to hear. Read my later posts and you will see I have arranged for delivery already.
My other points are in regards that it seems acceptable for buyers to be able to mess sellers around basically because they can't be given bad feedback yet sellers have to bend over backwards to please the buyers who can then give unjust feedback.

pitkin2020

mikey72 wrote: »

Your listings aren't full of weird terms and conditions are they?

Depends what it is i'm selling but No i don't have pages of terms, usually if its collection only then the terms are "collection only from location, cash on collection"

niknaknoo1982

pitkin2020 wrote: »

I'm not implying they are a scammer just a waste of time, they bid in the last 3 minutes of the auction so were clearly online at the end.
I just don't get why people have to bid then wait until a claim is filed before actually paying. I have also contacted them several times and once again within minutes of the payment being received and they have not replied once, its just ignorance and damn rude.
If you went to a proper auction house you have to pay straight after winning.
My biggest bugbear is when they click a buy it now then make you wait days for the payment.

Or maybe they were'nt at the computer and had a bid snipe set up? I won an item last night when i was not even at home, by having a snipe set up and didn't know i'd won until this morning when i paid for it.

harveybobbles

:undecided

pitkin2020 wrote: »

I'm not implying they are a scammer just a waste of time, they bid in the last 3 minutes of the auction so were clearly online at the end.
My biggest bugbear is when they click a buy it now then make you wait days for the payment.

Maybe they used snipe and wasnt h'actually online?

As for the BIN, yers it's annoying, but they might be waiting for some money from one of their own items.

Based on your comments above, do you think eBay is right for you...?

pitkin2020

niknaknoo1982 wrote: »

Or maybe they were'nt at the computer and had a bid snipe set up? I won an item last night when i was not even at home, by having a snipe set up and didn't know i'd won until this morning when i paid for it.

Please read the thread this has been discussed, but as already mentioned and if you use a snipe program you will know that it is 99.9% of the time a snipe is set at the very last possible moment not 3 mins before. I know the winning bidder was online due to the other bids they made prior.

CASE CLOSED

Thanks to all that replied

pitkin2020

harveybobbles wrote: »

:undecided

Maybe they used snipe and wasnt h'actually online?

As for the BIN, yers it's annoying, but they might be waiting for some money from one of their own items.

Based on your comments above, do you think eBay is right for you...?

thanks for your input

vickieh1981

Ive done that before. Started to pay by paypal and been distracted by the kids and not realised the payment wasn't complete.

Then I didn't realise until the unpaid item reminder came through and I paid.

Doesn't mean this person is necessarily a scammer.