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01-06-2025 10:17 AM - edited 01-06-2025 10:20 AM
@occasionalrain wrote:Suppose you make an offer on an item, get no response from the seller, accepted, declined, or counter offer, so you make an offer on an identical item from a different seller that is accepted. Then find that the first seller had accepted and you are automatically charged for both.
My question: is a seller required to notify a buyer that their offer was accepted?
There are assorted types of listings on eBay, @occasionalrain; standard bid types, Buy It Now at the posted price, and Make an Offer. Bids and Buy it Now's will get charged immediately because thr bidder/buyer has agreed to the terms. On the Make an Offer listings, there are suggested amounts but the customer can offer what they like. The seller has the ability to accept or decline. If the offer is accepted, the buyer is notified and the charge is automatically processed because payment has been supplied as part of the process. Whatever kind of listing it is, the buyer has supplied payment info so everything happens automatically at the proper time.
Buyers can monitor their activity through their account. It's up to them to keep tabs on their activity before they bid or make an offer on an identical item.
01-06-2025 11:47 AM
I cancelled a Buy it Now last week a few minutes after paying, it went very smoothly.
01-06-2025 12:06 PM
@rockygems123 wrote:If you placed a bid why would you expect not to have to pay for the item?
@peggyoh. Why would you even bid if you didn't want the item and what did you think would happen if you won?
01-06-2025 02:19 PM
@occasionalrain wrote:Suppose you make an offer on an item, get no response from the seller, accepted, declined, or counter offer, so you make an offer on an identical item from a different seller that is accepted. Then find that the first seller had accepted and you are automatically charged for both.
My question: is a seller required to notify a buyer that their offer was accepted?
They aren't "required" to notify the bidder/buyer because Ebay immediately sends an email confirming they won.
There's no way the buyer wouldn't know unless their internet is out.
01-06-2025 02:25 PM
@Kachina624 wrote:
@rockygems123 wrote:If you placed a bid why would you expect not to have to pay for the item?
@peggyoh. Why would you even bid if you didn't want the item and what did you think would happen if you won?
She stated in her OP that she thought there was a cancellation period after the auction closed.
01-06-2025 04:05 PM
I just bought something on EBAY yesterday. I made an offer. I didn't think the buyer would accept, but when I made the offer, EBAY clearly said I would be charged if the buyer accepted my offer.
01-06-2025 04:32 PM
My understanding of all auctions everywhere is if you have the winning bid, you pay. That's the nature of auctions. Your word is your bond.
It would never occur to me to back out. That would be a waste of time and money for a seller.
01-06-2025 04:51 PM - edited 01-06-2025 04:52 PM
@Etoile308 wrote:My understanding of all auctions everywhere is if you have the winning bid, you pay. That's the nature of auctions. Your word is your bond.
It would never occur to me to back out. That would be a waste of time and money for a seller.
@Etoile308. Waste of time for the seller and others who bid and watched results. If the buyer was allowed to back out, the whole process would have to be repeated
01-06-2025 05:48 PM
@occasionalrain wrote:Suppose you make an offer on an item, get no response from the seller, accepted, declined, or counter offer, so you make an offer on an identical item from a different seller that is accepted. Then find that the first seller had accepted and you are automatically charged for both.
My question: is a seller required to notify a buyer that their offer was accepted?
@occasionalrain i am always notified when my bid is accepted.
01-06-2025 05:57 PM
they have been doing this for a long time now.
you are warned ahead of time prior to bidding or placing an offer that you will be automatically charged if you win the item or if your offer is accepted.
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