Ebay say Ive a bid.

[soto_6270]

I've apparently won a bid for a item. However the bid I put in was for £275. Yet Ebay says my bid has won for £350. Can I refuse the to purchase?

[**peaseblossom**]

eBay tend not to make that sort of mistake but you can contact the seller and ask if they'd mind cancelling.   Then they can offer it to the underbidder.

[tobiasd4]

If seller refuses to willingly cancel, they can cancel as unpaid after 4 days.

This will Give you an unpaid strike, 1 won't harm you, but 2 in 12 months can restrict buying. 

[red_magpie]

Without seeing the biding history it's hard to comment. eBay is unlikely to have made a mistake. Did you perhaps enter a higher maximum bid that you intended, or unintentionally select a premium delivery service if this was offered as an option?

Another possibility is that this is VAT. The difference is a bit over 20%, but this could be accounted for if the delivery cost wasn't included in the £275. eBay collects VAT for HMRC on some purchases when either the seller or the item is located outside the UK. See: https://www.ebay.co.uk/help/buying/paying-items/paying-tax-ebay-purchases?id=4771&st=3&pos=2&query=P...

In this situation VAT is the buyer's responsibility, nothing to do with the seller. You could ask the seller about cancelling, but they may not agree.