Can a seller just not allow you to bid with speculation

[sharmis66]

A seller blocked me from bidding on her stuff because I had retracted my bid from two of her items 5 days before the listing ends. Is this normal on Ebay!
Can ppl not retract bids a week before, and she gave me a reason that I would change my mind and not pay on time based on speculation.

[*guinevere* · Accepted solution]

You have only been a member since July and you have 86 retractions against your name!

Do you realise there are strict rules about retractions, and that buyers who retract bids mess up sellers' auctions?

Your seller will have blocked you to stop you bidding and retracting even more bids on her items!

Read up about bid retractions here:

https://offer.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?RetractBidShow

[sharmis66 · Accepted solution]

This is the only auction I dealt with her and I kind of don't understand if Ebay has a rule to retract that too 5 days before the ending of a bid why would that mess up anything. Will need to know more to delve further n act accordingly. And as for more ppl seeing n blocking kindly go ahead. I already bought enough this year . Thankyou

[sharmis66 · Accepted solution]

But yours is the only comment which is helpful to see the exact policy. I have been wondering what it was n called Ebay only to be asked to contact seller ,this 1,which didn't help. Thankyou

[sharmis66 · Accepted solution]

Thankyou for pointing me to the right article! I understand this community is pro seller n can give threats like every one will block u,you are unreliable etc etc when I have paid n always kept giving positive feedback to the sellers that were great . So, for the only comment that pointed me to policy n helped me (without being threatening)it would mess up ,thanks n accepted answer. But what about sellers who don't send the items on time,i have tried many times to wait n consider. Maybe i should report more of that since seller's don't consider. Thankyou anyways

[sharmis66 · Accepted solution]

Is there a way to stop Ebay from notifying me about outbid, all the more why I retract? If I don't retract an outbid will it affect anything!

[papso22 · Accepted solution]

So, having now read the policy, how many of your 86 retraction were covered by the limited reasons and how many were invalid and where you had to choose an incorrect reason for the retraction? Changing your mind is not a valid reason, and neither is being outbid.

This board is not pro seller, we are pro members who act in accordance with the rules.

[sharmis66 · Accepted solution]

I only retract when outbid. The reason is one seller came back to me demanding higher price when the highest bidder didn't pay. Now,I paid for that as I there can be legal issues?. Another 3 I remember I retracted because seller changed item description . So if I cannot retract when outbid ,can I refuse to pay if seller's highest bidder didn't pay as I if I am outbid 4 days ago at base price why should I pay the highest bidder price. Please advise

[redwick1 · Accepted solution]

You really do not seem to know what you are doing.

If you are outbid then the higher bidder wins. You don't retract your  bid.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/help/buying/bidding/automatic-bidding?id=4014

If you do then that wrecks the bidding proccess and the price for the seller goes down

You put in the highest amount you wish to pay and then it will go up in increments

If you get outbid then the person that bids higher than you wins the item

[sharmis66 · Accepted solution]

If the highest bidder doesn't pay after committing and seller demands I pay that price ,when i have just bid on initial price. Do I have to pay that? Sorry just confused. I have paid a seller in July with buy it now as the highest bidder didn't pay m I thought I would have legal action if I refused. I bid on initial price,not the highest price. Since then I have retracted when outbid. Sorry

[thedemon2014 · Accepted solution]

@sharmis66,

See here for how to respond if the seller sends you a second chance offer:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/help/buying/bidding/responding-second-chance-offers?id=4017&st=12&pos=2&query...