Won an Auction with the Highest Bid, seller not accepting payment, what do I do

[raw009vip009]

Hi guys,

I just won an auction with a £300 bid, the item had no reserve price. The item usually sells for around £100 more than the bid I placed. I paid through Paypal as requested. The Seller "hasn't accepted it yet" on my PayPal Account. I have emailed him through eBay many times over the last couple of days, no responses whatsoever, and it kinda looks like he is not going to accept the winning bid. What do I do?,........ appreciate a bit of advice here,  it's a lot of money stuck in limbo at the moment.

It says I can cancel on Paypal, but if I do will I get a black mark for canceling the payment?

[papso22 · Accepted solution]

You won't get a black mark for recalling the payment, and I would do that if I were you.   It could just be that the seller is new and doesn't understand that they need to claim the payment. However, the lack of response to your messages is a good indication that he doesn't want to sell it to you at that price.

[raw009vip009 · Accepted solution]

Many thanks Redwick1 and papso22, I have just sent a cancel request to PayPal

[raw009vip009 · Accepted solution]

Thanks for the help and guidence, appriciated guys 🙂

[redwick1]

If you can and you are sure he is not going to accept it then sign into paypal  and cancel the payment.

It will not harm your account

They may open a non payment but if they do then you can pay that way and it closes.

Come back if you need to