Retraction of best offer/bid

[sueh177]

I have a so-called buyer for an item listed at £25 buyer who:

Put in offers of 99p, £5 and £20

When the £20 one wasn't auto-declined, he retracted it claiming that he entered the wrong amount

Subsequently he bid £25

He messaged me saying he would need extra time to pay

He retracted his bid claiming wrong amount

Why does there appear to be nothing in place to prevent this - perhaps by forcing a new amount to be entered?  Why can someone retract a bid of the starting price claiming wrong amount?  

Obviously never intending to buy the item, why aren't there punitive measures in place to protect the eBay world from such people?

[john1297576]

1. Add this person to your Blocked bidder List.

2. What difference would it make if they were forced to enter a correct amount. He is obviously a time waster and I would have blocked him after an offer of 99p. Even if he bid and won I doubt he would have paid and even then you could expect trouble later on.

Never put up with anyone like this add to BBL at the first signs.

Last time I had a 99p offer on a £5 item, I sent a Counter Offer of £10, he got the message and he is now on my BBL.

[sueh177]

Thank you, I would still like an automated solution - such as seven years' hard labour and a tattoo on his forehead branding him an eBay time-waster. I guess I'm just annoyed!