Can a seller decide not to sell eBay?
Sellers can choose not to sell, but it’s not always a wise idea. Aron Hsiao wrote about eBay for The Balance Small Business. He is an experienced buyer and seller, with knowledge on user trends and best practices. eBay allows all of these actions, but they can hurt your seller rating.
What happens if you decide not to sell an item on eBay?
Yes, you may end the listing by cancelling all bids. You may be charged a final value fee based on the amount of the highest bid, or you may sell the item to the highest bidder. If your listing isn’t eligible to be ended early, you can contact any bidders to explain the situation and ask them to retract their bids.
Is an eBay sale legally binding?
In most cases, a bid on eBay is a legally binding contract between the buyer and the seller. If someone makes a bid on an auction-style listing, and then retracts that bid, they could gain an unfair advantage – maybe by discovering a reserve price, or where another bidder’s maximum bid stands.
What percentage does eBay take from sellers?
Short version: eBay takes a percentage of almost all sales, ranging from 1.5% to 15%. eBay’s final value fees are often the largest single cost for sellers. They’re taken as a percentage of the amount actually charged to the customer. That includes the item price, the shipping cost, and any sales tax.
Can an eBay seller cancel a winning bid?
As a seller, you can cancel bids on eBay in some situations: when you agree to a buyer’s request, when the item isn’t available anymore, if you made an error in the listing, or if you’re concerned the bidder might be fraudulent.
What happens if I change my mind about selling an item on eBay?
If the buyer changes their mind about an eBay sale after the auction has ended, they can contact the seller and ask them to cancel the transaction. As long as the cancellation is per buyer request, most sellers will comply. Sellers have no reason to pressure a buyer to pay if the buyer no longer wants the item.
Do eBay sellers have to accept the highest bid?
eBay auctions accept bids only for a specific amount of time. On eBay, auctions are open to bids for exactly 1, 3, 5, 7, or 10 days. When time is up, the high bidder wins, even if people are still frantically bidding. You must place a bid that is higher than the current bid.
What to do if seller won’t sell on eBay?
Castigating non selling “sellers” is counter productive when eBay doesn’t deliver bidders. I don’t care whether the seller sets a reserve or not, but as it is an option open to him, it ought to be mentioned, along with the much cheaper and (from the buyer’s point of view) more open ones of setting a higher reserve price or BIN.
Why do people not bid on items on eBay?
People probably didn’t bid as it’s quite an expensive item to buy from a brand new seller. Yeah, if you buy stuff and receive good feedback, then start selling. People tend not to bid on items where the seller has a low, or 0, rating.
What happens if you win an item on eBay?
It,s a binding contract. the conditions are clear. if you won an item and paid for it, including shipping costs, the seller needs to ship it to you. Refunding the money instead is inacceptable unless you as buyer agree with that.
Why do so many people drop out of eBay?
Sellers drop out every day, through misadventure or plain lack of custom. Reporting policy violations and signalling them to others in feedback is what will best protect deserving sellers, while keeping the malefactors’ secret for them is what places them in jeopardy. 19-09-2013 3:20 PM