In Reply to: Thanks, Darryl ... posted by NGeorge on September 26, 2002 at 06:38:30:
I am sure you meant no mailice, but eBay's rules are pretty clear. You do your research and question-asking BEFORE you bid, not AFTER. If the item "wasn't what you were looking for" then you should have determined that BEFORE bidding. If the information was not specific enough, you should have asked the seller for more information so that you can bid intelligently.I'm sorry, I sympathize with you but I still believe you are morally obligated to complete the purchase.
As for your legal rights, I'm not a lawyer and I don't know how much eBay can really force buyers to pay. Sellers can file a "non-paying bidder alert" (these are so common they are simply called NPB by most sellers who trade stories about the people who win their actions and don't pay) and get their auction fees back, and they can give you negative feedback and possibly suspend your account, but you can probably still get out of your obligation.
Darryl
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Follow Ups
- Re: Thanks, Darryl ... - Darryl 06:48:59 09/26/02 (2)
- I don't agree... mistakes happen... seller must live with it cancel CC and sleep easy... (NT) - Karlotta 14:47:00 09/27/02 (0)
- I agree (nt) - Fripp 08:15:13 09/26/02 (0)