Retract bid on ebay?

disneyjoe7 · February 2010

Can someone do this? I have a bid on ebay, but now wish to retract not my normal self. I will need to resold this, so to turn over since I don't wish to have now. Would that burn me now or later?

nooshinjohn · February 2010

simply ask the seller to cancel your bid. I have had to do this a couple times. It will not leave any mark against you. If the seller does not do so, then you are stuck unfortunately.

AudioGenics · February 2010

eBAY page on the "rules" of retracing a bid

http://pages.ebay.com/help/buy/bid-retract.html

good luck.....

I pasted the page below:

Under what conditions can I retract a bid?
How long do I have to retract a bid?
What if I can’t retract a bid?
The fine print

As a general rule, you can’t retract or cancel a bid. Once you place a bid, you agree to pay for the item if you’re the winning bidder. However, honest mistakes sometimes occur. Review the conditions and time restrictions and if you feel you have a valid reason for retracting a bid, fill out a Bid Retraction form. To retract a best offer, use the Best Offer Cancellation form.

Under what conditions can I retract a bid?
Whether you can retract a bid depends on the circumstances and timing of the bid. You can retract a bid for the following reasons:

You accidentally entered the wrong bid amount due to a typographical error. For instance, you bid $99.50 instead of $9.95. If this occurs, you must reenter the correct bid amount immediately after you retract your bid. Changing your mind is not a typographical error.

The item’s description changed significantly after you entered your last bid. For instance, the seller updated details about the item’s features or condition.

You can’t reach the seller by telephone or email.

How long do I have to retract a bid?
If you meet any of the above conditions, consult the following table to determine if you meet the time restrictions for retracting the bid.

Time restrictions for retracting a bid
Auction ending time
Retraction allowed?
Result

Auction ends in more than 12 hours
Yes

When you retract the bid, we remove all bids you placed on the item. If you are correcting a bidding error, you must bid again.

Auction ends in less than 12 hours
Yes, but only if you retract the bid within one hour of placing it
When you retract the bid, we remove only your most recent bid. Bids you placed prior to the last 12 hours of the listing are not removed.

What if I can’t retract a bid?
If you can’t retract a bid, you can contact the seller to request that your bid be canceled. The decision to cancel a bid is up to the seller.

The fine print
Please remember that every bid is binding, unless the item is listed in a category covered by the Non-Binding Bid policy or the sale is prohibited by law or by our User Agreement. Bidding on multiple identical items should be done only if you intend to buy all of the items.

Your bids affect how other users bid for an item and the item’s final selling price. We carefully investigate all bid retractions to determine whether they are appropriate and conform to the rules for buyers. Abuse of bid retractions can result in the suspension of your account. In addition, your total number of bid retractions in the past 12 months is displayed in your Feedback Profile.

Bids retracted within the last 24 hours of a listing can be viewed as an example of shill bidding, which is a serious violation of eBay policy.

You cannot retract a purchase made through a Buy It Now listing. Once you confirm your purchase, you are obligated to pay the seller.

lwright84 · February 2010

Ive done this many times without issue.. simply follow and fill out the form and have a good reason for doing so.

billbillw · February 2010

If your bid was not much higher than the opening price, chances are, someone will out bid you. If you entered your final price as a bid, then retract it. Its not a big deal as long as you don't do it on a regular basis.

EDIT: I see now that the item is ending in only 9 hours. You might not be able to retract. I hope you didn't enter a bid much higher than the opening price. If so, you might be stuck with it.

I'd ask the seller to cancel your bid immediately. Chances are, someone else will come along and bid on it since it is somewhat desirable.

polkatese · February 2010

I did retract a couple bids, mostly because I wasn't paying attention to the details. I wrote the emails to the seller and explained myself, and so far they were very understanding and nice about it. One guy who sells vinyl plastic sleeves was even very cordial and left me positive feedback (I retracted after I won it). Obviously I rarely in this situation, and honest mistakes do occur.

bigaudiofanatic · February 2010

nooshinjohn wrote: »

simply ask the seller to cancel your bid. I have had to do this a couple times. It will not leave any mark against you. If the seller does not do so, then you are stuck unfortunately.

I agree OR if he is stubborn explain to him that your son got on and placed a bid and did not find out until now. It has worked for me. :rolleyes:

disneyjoe7 · February 2010

I emailed him, so I see. The bid to open was $149.00 my bid is $162.50 but there's seems to be no other bids right now 9 hrs to go.

concealer404 · February 2010

Joe, what is it? Is it something that i need?

raidersrule76 · February 2010

+1 maybe someone here could use whatever it is to help you out if the seller is not willing to cancel the bid. Just a thought.

Mark

hearingimpared · February 2010

I've retracted bids on ebay in the past and had no problems.

cstmar01 · February 2010

same, I had to retract after some details came up that I didn't agree with. Wasn't too bad and the seller didn't really care, said it was fine and parted ways.

shawn474 · February 2010

AFAIK, you can't cancel a bid if there is less than 24 hours left on the auction. If there is less than 24 hours, only the seller can cancel the bid for you. I haven't been on e-bay in awhile, but I recall this happening to me when I was selling something and a buyer wanted to retract.

EDIT: JUst read the page; you can't cancel the bid with lass than 12 hours left on the auction.

dorokusai · February 2010

Maybe you shouldn't bid on eBay.

disneyjoe7 · February 2010

concealer404 wrote: »

Joe, what is it? Is it something that i need?

http://cgi.ebay.com/PIONEER-TX-9500II_W0QQitemZ130366259804QQcmdZViewItemQQptZVintage_Electronics_R2?hash=item1e5a6f425c

I know you what this

If not I'm going to compare this with my Marantz 2238B receiver, and I will pull the top off to take pictures.

But what this Marantz sounds like, I don't think it could be better.

disneyjoe7 · February 2010

dorokusai wrote: »

Maybe you shouldn't bid on eBay.

OK I know that coming

concealer404 · February 2010

disneyjoe7 wrote: »

http://cgi.ebay.com/PIONEER-TX-9500II_W0QQitemZ130366259804QQcmdZViewItemQQptZVintage_Electronics_R2?hash=item1e5a6f425c

I know you what this

If not I'm going to compare this with my Marantz 2238B receiver, and I will pull the top off to take pictures. But what this Marantz sounds like, I don't think it could be better.

Ehhh... bummer. Was hoping it was a DAC.

Funny you should mention Marantz though... been eyeing these:

http://indianapolis.craigslist.org/ele/1596519547.html

Ricardo · February 2010

Steve, don't worry. if you win and don't want it, have it shipped to me. I'll give you $40.

kcoc321 · February 2010

Maybe Cameron will want it, if you win. I think he has one of those.

billbillw · February 2010

Ohh, I don't know. That's pretty close to the average they are selling for. Someone might outbid you, but it likely won't happen until the very end. Many bidders wait to snipe at the end to avoid driving up the price.

disneyjoe7 · February 2010

Yes, my bid was canceled. I still rubs me wrong, so I have mixed feelings about it. But at least I don't need flip it over.

raidersrule76 · February 2010

disneyjoe7 wrote: »

Yes, my bid was canceled. I still rubs me wrong, so I have mixed feelings about it. But at least I don't need flip it over.

Good for you glad the seller took care of you.

Mark

lanion · February 2010

Did this virus cause the worm??

virus

disneyjoe7 · February 2010

hearingimpared · February 2010

That's funny Steve.

mmadden28 · February 2010

I didn't look at the details of the retraction rules lately, but what if:
You bid and somebody outbids you, and you decide you're not going to bid again and that you are now no longer "on the hook" for that item (since somebody else now has the high bid) and you shop for something else.

Now that high bidder retracts their bid...Are you now "on the hook" again if you end up winning as the high bidder?

mmadden28 · February 2010

I guess worst case scenario(generally speaking-I know DJ has the issue resolved), if the seller has a return period, you could just ask the seller to not ship it and accept it back as a return and refund you thereby saving everybody shipping hassles. Of course I would expect that the would be buyer should cover any listing or relisting fees and any paypal fees incurred by the buyer, but that would be minimal considering.

Retract bid on ebay?

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