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Bidder retracted bid

Hi

I have a listing ending tomorrow evening with 1 bid so far.

Last night someone put a bid on and then retracted it stating 'bid the wrong amount'. This person hasn't bid again and I am wondering whether they put this ridiculous amount in to see what the other bid was.:mad:

Perhaps I am being cynical (they only have a feedback score of 1), or should I now block them as a bidder?

Donna

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  • Browntoa
    Browntoa Posts: 49,621 Forumite
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    if you have a reserve price on the item they may be attempting to find the reserve

    block them..probably someone with more than one user-id
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  • frivolous_fay
    frivolous_fay Posts: 13,302 Forumite
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    I would block them, and also report them for an invalid bid retraction.

    If you look on their 'feedback as a buyer' page it will show the number of times they have retracted bids. Any more than two or three is bad news imo.
    My TV is broken! :cry:
    Edit: refunded £515 for TV 1.5 years out of warranty - thank you Sale of Goods Act! :j
  • scheming_gypsy
    scheming_gypsy Posts: 18,410 Forumite
    is anybody else selling the same item that may be cheaper?
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