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Beware of this eBay listing for a Deluxe Constellation
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gbesq
·If he doesn’t want to risk getting a lower price than he wants to accept, then he either shouldn’t list it for auction without a reserve price or he should list it as a buy it now listing. No point in getting upset over it though. Sellers do it all the time and eBay does nothing about it.
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Dan S
·It's really eBay's fault for routinely allowing this blatant disregard of their rules. People are gong to exploit it.
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sonicosa
·Doesn’t the seller still need to pay the final value fee if they cancel a completed auction? Sounds like the seller is just adding to their “lost capital”.
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Vercingetorix
··Spam RiskI think depending on how you report it I.e. broken eBay doesn’t charge the fees.
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Davidt
·It might vary by location as I don’t think you’re charged fees in the UK for cancelling an auction.
As an example, I bought a seamaster in an eBay UK auction a few weeks ago. The seller later cancelled the sale, not because he wasn’t happy with the price, but because he “didn’t realise I had to pay such large fees”.
I spoke to him via eBay messages a couple of times over the next few days to try and persuade him to honour the sale and it certainly seemed like he hadn’t incurred any charges.
As an example, I bought a seamaster in an eBay UK auction a few weeks ago. The seller later cancelled the sale, not because he wasn’t happy with the price, but because he “didn’t realise I had to pay such large fees”.
I spoke to him via eBay messages a couple of times over the next few days to try and persuade him to honour the sale and it certainly seemed like he hadn’t incurred any charges.
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EuroDriver
·I don't know how but I've read that sellers can cancel a sale as "canceled by buyer" which avoids them having to pay the final value fee as well as racking up "points" for canceling sales
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·I think that canceling a transaction may not be the same as ending an auction early. These cheaters know all the tricks.
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JimInOz
··Melbourne AustraliaI don't know how but I've read that sellers can cancel a sale as "canceled by buyer" which avoids them having to pay the final value fee as well as racking up "points" for canceling sales
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EuroDriver
·@Rasputin if you really want the watch - since the seller has provided you evidence that he is the one who purposefully canceled in order to make more money outside of ebay, it wouldn't hurt to open a dispute to see if ebay will force him to fulfill the "contract." Perhaps at least he might get a smack in the hand for circumventing the rules.
[Edit] I see he would still go through ebay, but you still might have a case.
[Edit] I see he would still go through ebay, but you still might have a case.
