e-bay goof up!
03-23-2011, 04:57 AM
#31
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Originally Posted by chairjogger
OUCH ! I did not know it was "bidding" I thought it was voting.. Naive yes, I "won" 15 Fenton Glass Slippers. eventually I quit answering the door as the mail man rang the door bell. My husband and kids still kid me. Lots of glass slippers laid at my door step ! Hah !
My goal was one or two. so embarrassing.
you were lucky that the highest bid was only 70.00 !! OUCH
My goal was one or two. so embarrassing.
you were lucky that the highest bid was only 70.00 !! OUCH
I'm sorry but this is just too funny.....laughing with you...not at you....hope you're enjoying those Fenton Glass Slippers! :-D
03-23-2011, 05:36 AM
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I did the same thing once but I immediately cancelled the bid and explained why to EBay. They understood and removed the bid from that auction. Can't remember what it was for. It was a few years ago.
Originally Posted by Tennessee Suzi
Yesterday I was skimming through the quilting section of E-Bay and saw a double wedding ring quilt up for auction. Well....the bid was $46.00 so I decided to bid $47.00 and see what happens. Well, I hit confirm and as I did I noticed that my maximum bid was $4,700.00 instead of $47.00. Needless to say, I won the auction but the winning bid was $70.00. That was a little more than I could pay but knowing the rules, I made the bid and have to live with it. I did e-mail the seller to see if she would take sympathy on me, but I guess the money talked louder than I did. Be careful when you bid that you don't get a twitch and bid too high!
03-23-2011, 05:53 AM
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Originally Posted by Tennessee Suzi
Yesterday I was skimming through the quilting section of E-Bay and saw a double wedding ring quilt up for auction. Well....the bid was $46.00 so I decided to bid $47.00 and see what happens. Well, I hit confirm and as I did I noticed that my maximum bid was $4,700.00 instead of $47.00. Needless to say, I won the auction but the winning bid was $70.00. That was a little more than I could pay but knowing the rules, I made the bid and have to live with it. I did e-mail the seller to see if she would take sympathy on me, but I guess the money talked louder than I did. Be careful when you bid that you don't get a twitch and bid too high!
03-23-2011, 06:39 AM
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You can withdraw your bid if you see a mistake like that. BUT you need to do it Right away. They ask why you are withdrawing and you state that reason It happened to me once and I had no problem with the seller or ebay. BUT like I said you have to do it as soon as you see your mistake NOT after the auction
03-23-2011, 07:17 AM
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Originally Posted by Maia B
If you correct this mistake pronto, eBay WILL fix it. You can follow the steps to retract or correct your bid. Just has to be prompt. You would NOT be obligated to pay the $4,700. If it happened to me, I'd just contact eBay and the seller lickety-split and clear it up. Honestly, $70 sounds good for a nice DWR in good shape.
03-23-2011, 07:26 AM
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I did that once years ago, and I found out that if you retract your bid within about five minutes or so, (back then, anyway) Ebay will cancel your bid. So I cancelled the incorrect amount and then re-bid with the amount I meant to in the first place.
I'm glad it worked out alright for you!
I'm glad it worked out alright for you!
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