Selling for the first time

mechy

As my title suggests, I am a little green at this, being a first time seller. I am selling a car, with no reserve price. If a very low bid comes in, am I obliged to sell, or can I retract the item

soolin

If the auction ends with a winning bidder then technically you are obliged to sell, you cannot cancel an auction once it has finished. In real terms though no one can physically force you to sell, you can get a neg and a non selling seller complaint which if you are new might lose you your ebay account.

It is better to put a reserve on the car to safeguard your price, or start it at the price you want to accept.

Soo

mechy

Thanks for that Soolin. I was thinking along similar lines

angelcake

Just be careful cos a lot of people get angry when people don't stick to the contract and the winning bidder will have your address and phone number details. I would say if you are not prepared to let the car go for so little then use a starting price that suits you.