Seller has relisted before I’ve paid

Question

I won an auction late last night for £7.54, I just went to pay for it now and noticed that the seller has the same item relisted again with a starting bid of £10.79! It is not something that they have more than one of, it’s the same secondhand item and photos, This has made me very nervous to go ahead with the purchase if they obviously wanted more money for it 😳 I don’t want to pay and then go through the hassle of waiting for a refund, should I just cancel it?

tressygirl · Accepted Answer

Even if you ask to cancel, the seller does not have to agree to the cancellation request.   As you have won the auction you do need to pay or risk receiving a non payment strike.   The seller may well have more than one of these items, and is just being lazy using the same photos, unless they are identical, then sellers can use ' Sell similar', to duplicate a listing.   Pay for the item, if you do not receive it, use eBay's MBG for a refund.   @for-the-love-of-tutus