posted on November 15, 2000 09:11:06 AM new
I'm really bummed. The buyer called me soon after the auction was over all jazzed because he/she won the auction in the last 11 seconds. Next morning I get the dreaded phone call telling me they want to back out of the purchase for no reason other than they changed their mind, and just couldn't figure out why they had bid in the first place. Needless to say, I really needed the money from this sale. I suppose there is no real way to enforce the auction agreement, is there?
posted on November 15, 2000 09:19:12 AM new
I don't believe there's any way to force them to buy. Have you tried offering it to the next highest bidder? They may want it at their bid price and if it's close to the high bidder's price you won't lose much. I would do that pronto and leave these people a BIG neg.
Let me change that "BIG neg" to a calm, factual one. Might save you getting one back in return.
[ edited by loosecannon on Nov 15, 2000 09:21 AM ]
posted on November 15, 2000 09:40:09 AM new
Yes, I've offered to the next highest bidder with no results yet. Haven't left a neg for anyone yet, although ran into a few transactions that may have deserved one. Whether I receive a retaliatory neg in return, or not, I am leaving one this time around. Circumstances demand one.
posted on November 15, 2000 10:02:19 AM new
Do you happen to live in the same state as the buyer? If so, it might be worth filing a lawsuit (or at least threatening to do so.) Actually, it might be worth threatening it regardless.
posted on November 15, 2000 04:17:10 PM newAs it says in the eBay EOA, it is a legally binding contract.
eBay sets its own rules, and enforces them in its own sandbox. There's not much enforcement possible beyond eBay enforcement.
A bidder need only claim that (s)he never agreed to any such contract. Without any evidence of an agreement, there was no agreement.
If bidder sent email with some explict acknowledgement of an agreement, such as "I agree to pay $10999.99 by next Tuesday", seller is still in a weak position, but vastly further ahead of having no evidence of any agreement at all.
posted on November 15, 2000 08:29:52 PM new
I also believe that here in the US, you get three busniess days to cancel a transaction. So if they called the next morning... Sad but you're SOL.
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