Offer accepted by seller who then asked to cancel the deal

I made an offer for an auction item today, and this was then accepted by the seller.

I then received a message from the seller asking if the deal could be cancelled as they had subsequnetly received a much better offer. The seller forwarded the eBay message to them offering the higher price, and being full of Christmas spirit, I agreed to cancel my offer on this occasion (they were disposing of a deceased relative's belongings).

 

However my question is this: My offer was accepted at 08:28 this morning, so why did eBay continue to forward further offers to the seller after this time (in this case at 08:34)?

 

Surely this just encourages sellers to renege on deals! eBay should stop sending further offers as soon as one has been accepted.

 

Thoughts please...

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arkwebus
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"Sometimes you just feel that it's the right thing to do..."

 

Yes indeed; a happy new year to you and to all on eBay!

@frazer199310 

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