posted on September 7, 2000 06:59:48 AM new
I need some help here. I ran a dutch auction. I had 10 widgets for sale. One person got 4, another 4 and a third wanted four but only won two. I emailed him saying that he owed XX for the two items. I then indicated that I had others available if I wanted all four. Never heard back. Emailed a second time. Finally filed NBP Alert. He emailed today saying that because he didn't win all four, he wasn't obligated. I looked it up and he's right!
Besides the fact that I am annoyed he didn't tell me sooner, my question is this:
Ebay charged me a final value credit for the two items which are not going to sell. How do I get my money back without putting a black mark on this guy's record?
posted on September 7, 2000 08:12:02 AM new
File FVF and use the reason that Buyer and seller agreed not to complete the deal.
You are correct about the bidder not being obligated to take the 2 widgets that he won.
Let's say you have 1000 identical items in a Dutch auction at a price of $10 each. Bidder number 1 bids $10 each for all 1000 widgets. Bidder number 2 bids $25.00 for 1 widget. Bidder number 2 gets his widget at $10. Bidder number 1 gets 999 widgets at $10 UNLESS bidder number 1 chooses not to take a partial quantity. And yes, 999 out of 1000 is indeed a partial quantity according to eBay's rules.
