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NEED HELP ASAP!!!!my 2yr old has bid £5K!!!!

please help, how do I retact a bid (well 3 to be exact!) my sweet 2 yr old has bid on 3 coats in hongkong to a max of 5k, can I retract the bids, the seller doesent speak english!, I was logged in and nipped to the loo ,2 mins was all she needed to go shopping!
please help!
:eek:
sarah
:A I WILL NOT USE MY SWITCH CARD:A
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  • pennylane99
    pennylane99 Posts: 5,783 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Bid Retraction form....

    http://offer.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?RetractBidShow

    also the number of bid retractions for last 6 months will show on your profile/feedback page

    clever 2yr old to find 3 listings and make bids.....:rolleyes:
  • glossy123
    glossy123 Posts: 257 Forumite
    100 Posts
    Ohmigod poor you! according to ebay help you can retract a bid BEFORE the auction ends after that it gets more difficult. They only offer you three reasons
    Entered wrong amount

    Seller changed item description

    Cannot contact the seller

    You need to read the help page to see what to do and which option you would be best to choose

    If there are more than 12 hours left on the auction, all bids you have put on will be retracted.

    It does say that if a family member has bid without your permission on your account you should contact the seller first, but may be you could argue "cannot contact seller" as they don't speak english

    Go to help and type in Can I retract or cancel a bid and all the help instructions come up.

    Good luck!!
  • prudryden
    prudryden Posts: 2,075 Forumite
    Claim fraudalent use of your assets as he wasn't a joint account holder.
    FREEDOM IS NOT FREE
  • meerustar
    meerustar Posts: 8,562 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    How does a 2yr old bid on any item, £5k, confirm bid and then find another 2 more items to bid on same amount and confirm.

    I could understand a child bidding daft numbers such as 3874198 or something and maybe confirming, but 3 x £5k bids??????? Seems a bit suss to me!
  • I left myself logged in to ebay, nipped to loo, 2yr old only one in room, when checking emails abit later I had 3 saying bid confirmed abercrombie coat bid £19 max 5k. I just assumed it had been my little one? now you've got me thinking!
    :A I WILL NOT USE MY SWITCH CARD:A
  • patwa_2
    patwa_2 Posts: 1,542 Forumite
    Do you want to purchase the coats or are they just random items that happened to be chosen by your 2yr old? If you did want to buy them you can go for the wrong amount option, otherwise go for couldn't contact seller.

    Oh and you could change your password whilst you're at it, just in case.
    Know me for who I am, not for who I say I am.
  • by the way they were all items from the same seller, she may not be able to read but she can use a mouse quite well. I made a mistake leaving myself logged in (ebay is my home page). will try and sort it
    thanks to those who offered help.
    :A I WILL NOT USE MY SWITCH CARD:A
  • already changed password, thanks
    :A I WILL NOT USE MY SWITCH CARD:A
  • earner
    earner Posts: 106 Forumite
    next item to buy needs to be a gazunder!
    Or, if you're here because you're saving money, a jam jar for peeing in
  • when I saw what she'd done I didn't need a gazunder or a jamjar! ;)
    have retracted all bids (he's doing ok on his items without my 2yr olds help)have emailed him explaining and will have to hope he doesen't report me.
    2yr old is grounded with her hands tied behind her back until she's 30
    thanks all
    :A I WILL NOT USE MY SWITCH CARD:A
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