retract bid

[jimstang5l]

i am still not able to retract my bid

[tressygirl]

There are only a few valid reasons to retract a bid.

Enter bid retraction into the Help & Contact tab above your eBay page,  see if your reason is there.

Use a desktop browser,  not a mobile browser or app to manage this.

[jimstang5l]

tried to no avail

[tressygirl]

Then, if your reason for retracting is not there, and you win the item, you are obliged to pay. Of course no one can force you , but you will face an unpaid item strike after 4 days of non payment. One will not do your account much harm, but gain another and you will not be able to buy from the majority of sellers on eBay for a full 12 months.

[pixiesen2012]

there are rules for retracting bids

https://www.ebay.co.uk/help/buying/bidding/retracting-bid?id=4013&st=12&pos=1&query=Retracting%20a%2...

When you can retract a bid

You can retract a bid if:

• The seller significantly changed the description of the item
• You accidentally bid the wrong amount. For example, you meant to bid £20, not £200. In this case, enter the price you intended to bid as soon as you've retracted the incorrect bid
• You can't reach the seller. For example, you sent the seller an email and it comes back undeliverable, or you tried calling the seller and the phone number doesn't work

As well as the above, timing is also important when retracting a bid:

• If there are 12 hours or more left before the listing ends, all of your bids can be retracted
• If the listing is ending in less than 12 hours, you can retract your most recent bid if it's been less than an hour since you placed it

Any other bids can't be retracted, but you can still contact the seller to see if they'll agree to cancel a bid for you. Remember, the seller isn’t obligated to cancel a bid so they may not agree.

[jimstang5l]

tried to no avail

[tressygirl]

Are there more than 12 hours to run? You could contact the seller, some may, no guarantees here, cancel the bid from their end, as they don't want to end up with a non payer.

[pixiesen2012]

that doesn't make sense, has the listing ended with you as the winning bidder? If so, you can't retract your bid and all you can do is ask the seller to cancel, but they don't have to agree

[plpmr]

if you have a valid reason - the same way as your other retractions on your account.