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Can I cancel ebay bid?

jafsie
jafsie Posts: 266 Forumite
in Ebay, auctions, car boot sales, post & parcels
I have made a mistake by bidding on a camera body on ebay, I thought the lens that I already have would fit it but I now realise I am wrong. Can I cancel and if so how?

There are 3 days left on item

Thanks

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  • Meadows
    Meadows Posts: 4,530 Forumite
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    Contact the seller to say you bid in error.
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  • soolin
    soolin Posts: 74,439 Ambassador
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    jafsie wrote: »
    I have made a mistake by bidding on a camera body on ebay, I thought the lens that I already have would fit it but I now realise I am wrong. Can I cancel and if so how?

    There are 3 days left on item

    Thanks
    Meadows wrote: »
    Contact the seller to say you bid in error.

    No need to contact the seller, just do what other buyers do and cancel it yourself using a spurious reason from the drop down menu eBay provide.
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  • techspec
    techspec Posts: 4,464 Forumite
    Meadows wrote: »
    Contact the seller to say you bid in error.

    I ignore such requests - they can cancel it themselves.
  • techspec
    techspec Posts: 4,464 Forumite
    jafsie wrote: »
    I have made a mistake by bidding on a camera body on ebay, I thought the lens that I already have would fit it but I now realise I am wrong. Can I cancel and if so how?

    There are 3 days left on item

    Thanks

    http://pages.ebay.co.uk/help/buy/questions/retract-bid.html
  • RainbowDrops
    RainbowDrops Posts: 4,674 Forumite
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    techspec wrote: »
    I ignore such requests - they can cancel it themselves.

    Last time I asked a buyer to cancel themselves, they didn't, and then it was a major faff to sort it out after the bidding ended.
  • techspec
    techspec Posts: 4,464 Forumite
    RainbowDrops wrote: »
    Last time I asked a buyer to cancel themselves, they didn't, and then it was a major faff to sort it out after the bidding ended.

    I use none paying bidder assistant. No action needed - and buyer gets a strike.
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