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01-23-2007, 04:19 PM

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How much was the item you were selling that it cost you $50 to list??? I remember when eBay was $2 an item!!!

Usually a car or motorcycle. I sold my mother-in-law's car there. She got $800 more than what she originally was going to ask. And the guy who bought it happened to live in the same town! Worked good for me.

01-23-2007, 05:43 PM

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I beilive they do allow you to relist with out a fee. I have the same thing happen to small items. Did you not get a second chance offer to sell ot to the nixt highest bidder also?

They have given me the option to sell to the next highest bidder. However there was only one other bidder and he didn't want it now. I have not been given the option to relist for free.

01-23-2007, 05:44 PM

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No it wasn't any of that. It was actually just one item. A baseball that ended up having a final sale price of $1700

01-23-2007, 07:07 PM

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ebay is NOT legally binding, until you take someones money or someone takes yours.

01-23-2007, 07:44 PM

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It is legally binding. It's called Contract Law. Contract Law states that there must be two items present to create a contract. The first is an offer (in my case, a bid). The second is acceptance of that offer (in my case, this is generally the end of the auction). The seller does not have the option of backing out and neither does the buyer.

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01-23-2007, 07:54 PM

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Originally Posted by ToiletDuck

Well that someone cost me $50 for no damn reason. I'd say they should have something about it.

Someone said before, legally that is the listing fee, and nobody wanting to buy or make good on promising to buy your item has nothing to do with ebay listing the item. However I believe at one point eBay let you relist an item for free, one time.

I suppose this is no longer the case? Ebay should allow you to relist for free. With that I believe you have something, if the one free relist still exists.

01-23-2007, 08:02 PM

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Unfortunately again, without a signature there is no binding contract. You basically have a verbal contract and no money changed hands. If you had a contract with the buyer ( he in effect has a contract with ebay, not you) and that contract was signed and bound with earnest money, then you would have a case and could keep the earnest money. There is no one that can force the guy to buy your item. Like I said before, most states give anyone 3 days to back out AFTER the purchase. In this case the purchase never took place.

01-23-2007, 08:12 PM

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That's not what I'm finding on-line about this. When it comes to auctions it's a different story. Bidding is a form of acceptance on their part. It isn't like they responded to a paper ad then called back and said no. That's different. Here their actions canceled the actions of others. According to some google searches their bidding IS binding. I've found where one guy puts the credit bureaus on them. I'm going to do the same. I'll do whatever it takes to make sure I either A)get my money back plus the listing fee, or B) Stick it to em real good.

01-23-2007, 08:15 PM

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No I haven't been offered yet. I wrote them about it and they said they'd get back to me within 72hrs. Currently I was just offered to give it to the next highest bidder. When that didn't work I then was able to cancel the dispute and get credited some money so all I owe is the listing fee. I'm going to wait on their response then do what they suggest then go after the bidder with a credit company.