posted on September 27, 2000 06:55:48 PM
Can I cancel a bid after an auction has ended which would put the next in line as high bidder? Never tried it but don't see anything on eBay.
High bidder has a bad feedback record and his email bounces. To be frank I don't feel like being in limbo for several weeks as it's a big item I want to get rid of.
posted on September 27, 2000 07:45:47 PM
hmm Interesting I know on yahoo you can cancel a bid after the auction ends if the frist buyer deadbeats or what ever and the notice will go out to the next highest bidder .
only problem I can see here is that you would pay the FVF on the Higher bid.
like I said it works on yahoo I have had some none paying winners there.I havent been selling long enough on ebay to have need of this yet to see .
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posted on September 27, 2000 07:59:07 PM
Okay, I'll revise my original response.
You can't "cancel" the bids AFTER the auction ends, however, you don't have to sit around forever.
I believe the current ebay policy is to request you don't file a NPB until 7 days. Once you file for the NPB, you are under NO obligation to for the original high bidder. ebay only "hopes" you can work it out.
If you've done your best to contact the high bidder, file the NPB, then move on to the next highest bidder.
posted on September 27, 2000 08:59:51 PM
Thanks for the replies.
I guess I'll get strung along and just wait it out for a week or so. I was hoping I could cancel the bid and move on immediately. Seems like it'd be a good idea if you could take a bad buyer out of the picture immediately. Got 4 big boxes I'd like to get out of the house.
Bidder has a pattern of saying payment is in the mail but it never comes according to feedback.
posted on September 27, 2000 09:10:48 PM
Why not contact the second highest bidder and tell them the item MAY be available after all? Sometimes when a bidder loses, they move on and bid on something else, so if the next in line bidder knew it may be available after 7 days, they may still be interested? Just a thought.
