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Bidding on an item.

purchaser8ps — Tue, 01 Sep 2020 19:48:43 GMT

Just wondered if this had happened to other bidders.

I was bidding on and item of which i was highest bidder, I had a limit of what i could afford being £260 with 3 seconds to go a private bidder bid, in the excitement i bid what i thought was £261 and i thought i had won item. However the private bidder had infact made a bid of £460 and i won the bid at £461, could not believe what i saw. Contacted the seller immediately to cancel the bid, but they wont accept a cancellation, have been very unhelpful and threatening.

They have now opened non payment dispute.

Re: Bidding on an item.

pixiesen2012 — Tue, 01 Sep 2020 20:02:24 GMT

sorry, but you bid that much so the seller has every right to open a non payment case if you don't pay,

there's a big difference between 261 and 461, it's not as if the two numbers are next to each other and you accidently hit the 4 instead of the 2

one non payment strike won't hurt you,

just don't make a habit of it

Re: Bidding on an item.

purchaser8ps — Tue, 01 Sep 2020 20:25:37 GMT

Thanks for that, but don't you think it's strange a private bidder with seconds to go bid £460 when the bid was at £260.
Ps I always pay my bids.

Re: Bidding on an item.

pixiesen2012 — Wed, 02 Sep 2020 06:21:18 GMT

'private bidder' means the seller has set the auction to 'private' which means all bidders ID's are hidden

you will have shown as a private bidder to the other bidders