Seller reneges...options?

[Junkman]

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But EBay is a binding contract, and anyone honest would have gone through with the deal no metter what. Right? /forums/images/graemlins/smirk.gif )</font>

eBay makes you think that there is a binding contract, however, I am not certain that one actually exists in all states. I would love to hear from the lawyers on the group as to the finite details of whether the "contracts" are actually enforceable under law. Most e bay sales are done by honest people and problems never arise, but there are "non performing" bidders many times and I don't know of any thing that has ever been done other than to cancel their bidding identity. Even then, that takes a while before it actually happens.

 

[AndyM]

It amazes me how many people think Ebay is a big joke. I've seen a million items that get relisted because the original buyer never went through with the deal.

If you don't want to go through with the deal, don't bid on the item in the first place! /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif

I didn't start listing items on Ebay until a couple of weeks ago, and some people get caught up in the bidding. When they bid higher than they wanted, they change their mind about buying the item and you never hear from them again. /forums/images/graemlins/mad.gif

Junkman, do you this problem often?

 

[GerardC]

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If you don't want to go through with the deal, don't bid on the item in the first place! /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif)</font>

If I'm not obligated to buy and another pops up cheaper, guess what.....

 

[Junkman]

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( It amazes me how many people think EBay is a big joke. I've seen a million items that get relisted because the original buyer never went through with the deal.

If you don't want to go through with the deal, don't bid on the item in the first place! /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif

I didn't start listing items on EBay until a couple of weeks ago, and some people get caught up in the bidding. When they bid higher than they wanted, they change their mind about buying the item and you never hear from them again. /forums/images/graemlins/mad.gif

Junkman, do you this problem often? )</font>

I don't have this as a problem because of the type of item that I sell. They usually can't find my items on e bay very often and if they do, they sell quickly. There are a lot of tire kickers and other strange types there, but that is not my problem. Usually they do come through with the money. I finally got paid in full for the fire extinguisher, but it was a nip and tuck type transaction. The more that they spend, the harder that can be to deal with..... /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif

 

[KiotiJohn]

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( I doubt that I, nor any one with a lick of common sense, would buy any used vehicle without first examining it. )</font> Hey, I may not have a lick of sense, but I bought my Allegro motorhome on Ebay from Ft. Lauderdale (350 miles away) with only pictures to go by. The price was good enough that the few minor problems I found were no big deal. A number of years ago, a friend was selling his 1957 Cadillac Fleetwood Broughm through Hemmings, and a guy from Australia sent him a deposit and asked that it be held for two months until he arrived in the US. He arrived with a little satchel, pulled out the balance in cash and paid for it before John ever took him to the garage to see it. Price was only $13,000 and before the man drove off in the car, he told John that he had already sold the car for $38,000 to someone in Australia. John