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advice needed please

mrs_mix
mrs_mix Posts: 1,800 Forumite
Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
in Ebay, auctions, car boot sales, post & parcels
Hi
I hope you can help
my dh had been bidding on a van on e-bay we had checked all was ok first it ended today and the reserve was not met someone out bidded my dh in the last 10 mins
14 mins later they had second chance offered it to my dh saying the winner had not been in touch and now he is not sure what to do as I don't feel it's fair that they have not given the original winner chance to respond it all seems a bit odd to me
hope you can help
thanks
pam
I didn't say it was your fault, I said I was going to blame you

I am one of the English sexy Shelias
I'm also a hussy
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  • Maysie
    Maysie Posts: 2,379 Forumite
    hmmm does sound fishy...... almost like they shilled themselves to high.
  • kjh_gemini
    kjh_gemini Posts: 70 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Maybe the seller was involved in schill bidding to get your dh to pay a higher price? :confused:
  • mrs_mix
    mrs_mix Posts: 1,800 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    item number
    230153899232
    thanks thats exactly what I thought
    I didn't say it was your fault, I said I was going to blame you

    I am one of the English sexy Shelias
    I'm also a hussy
  • frivolous_fay
    frivolous_fay Posts: 13,302 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Combo Breaker Mortgage-free Glee!
    Are you sure that's the right auction number? The auction hasn't ended yet.
    My TV is broken! :cry:
    Edit: refunded £515 for TV 1.5 years out of warranty - thank you Sale of Goods Act! :j
  • mishkanorman
    mishkanorman Posts: 4,155 Forumite
    You're not selling this yourself and hoping for a bit of extra advertising are you ??

    mishka
    Bow Ties ARE cool :cool:

    "Just because you are offended, doesnt mean you are right" Ricky Gervais :D
  • mishkanorman
    mishkanorman Posts: 4,155 Forumite
    Ah, seems you have given the wrong auction number !

    Looks like shill bidding but with no user ids to check against you could never be sure, if you feel you want the van offer your last highest bid before bidder number 9 got involved, however bidder 4 and 8 could also be a bit dodgy as they have no feedback either. best walk away from this one I think ;)

    mishka
    Bow Ties ARE cool :cool:

    "Just because you are offended, doesnt mean you are right" Ricky Gervais :D
  • frivolous_fay
    frivolous_fay Posts: 13,302 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Combo Breaker Mortgage-free Glee!
    Even if it's shill bidding... it's not shill bidding on the auction OP won :confused:
    My TV is broken! :cry:
    Edit: refunded £515 for TV 1.5 years out of warranty - thank you Sale of Goods Act! :j
  • mishkanorman
    mishkanorman Posts: 4,155 Forumite
    Looks like the seller of the item has added it as a BIN for the Op to purchase, but its odd as it doesnt show up as for sale by the seller and i can only find it via the number given above,

    mishka
    Bow Ties ARE cool :cool:

    "Just because you are offended, doesnt mean you are right" Ricky Gervais :D
  • mrs_mix
    mrs_mix Posts: 1,800 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    that is the number it looks like they have re-listed staight away or before the previous auction finished I think we are walking away from this one as it seems to dodgy
    thanks for all your help
    pam
    I didn't say it was your fault, I said I was going to blame you

    I am one of the English sexy Shelias
    I'm also a hussy
  • frivolous_fay
    frivolous_fay Posts: 13,302 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Combo Breaker Mortgage-free Glee!
    Ok, I'm up to speed now.

    TBH the very fact that they gave the winner next to no time to arrange to collect rings very big, shilly bells with me. Someone offered me a 2nd chance offer within minutes of an auction end once - the reason was very unconvincing, and I told them so.

    If in doubt, report it for shill bidding and let ebay decide if it was.
    My TV is broken! :cry:
    Edit: refunded £515 for TV 1.5 years out of warranty - thank you Sale of Goods Act! :j
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