Dibden Purlieu Saint Posted 21 December, 2012 Share Posted 21 December, 2012 So I've sold one of our cars on Ebay, clearly stating that on winning the auction the winner must pay a £100 deposit prior to me giving out my address. The guy who won the auction has a 6 feedback score (1 is negative). I need to get rid of the car this week due to the tax running out at the end of December and I have already cancelled the insurance. I have a feeling that the guy isn't going to pay and come and get the car. What are my options? I am pretty livid that someone has ****ed up my auction like this when they have no interest in buying the car. I also have his address, he is bases in Milton Keynes (about a 75 minuted drive away). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trousers Posted 21 December, 2012 Share Posted 21 December, 2012 (edited) Offer it to the person who came second? Edited 21 December, 2012 by trousers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dibden Purlieu Saint Posted 21 December, 2012 Author Share Posted 21 December, 2012 Offer it to the person you came second? I might well do, I just wonder how long I should give this guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trousers Posted 21 December, 2012 Share Posted 21 December, 2012 I might well do, I just wonder how long I should give this guy. Did you specify a deadline for the deposit to be paid in the listing? I'm not sure what the default deadlines are in EBAY. How long ago did the auction finish and what gives you the impression he won't follow through with the deal? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goneawol Posted 21 December, 2012 Share Posted 21 December, 2012 (edited) You could try phoning him. You can request his contact details here: http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/ebayadvsearch?_sofindtype=9 Edited 21 December, 2012 by goneawol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dibden Purlieu Saint Posted 21 December, 2012 Author Share Posted 21 December, 2012 Did you specify a deadline for the deposit to be paid in the listing? I'm not sure what the default deadlines are in EBAY. How long ago did the auction finish and what gives you the impression he won't follow through with the deal? I said within 24 hours and it finished at 6 last night, but I also asked that anyone with feedback below 10 contact me before bidding. When buying something like a car on Ebay the buyer will usually be pretty active after they have purchased. I just get the feeling, all his other feedbavk is prompt payer apart from the negative, on another car, that he hasn't bothered to contact the seller or pay for the item. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trousers Posted 21 December, 2012 Share Posted 21 December, 2012 I said within 24 hours and it finished at 6 last night, but I also asked that anyone with feedback below 10 contact me before bidding. When buying something like a car on Ebay the buyer will usually be pretty active after they have purchased. I just get the feeling, all his other feedbavk is prompt payer apart from the negative, on another car, that he hasn't bothered to contact the seller or pay for the item. In that case he's already broken the conditions of sale (i.e. your pre-contact request) ergo you're within your rights (I'd have thought) to dismiss his bid and approach the first '10 feedback score' person on the list of bidders without waiting until the 24 hours is up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
View From The Top Posted 21 December, 2012 Share Posted 21 December, 2012 In that case he's already broken the conditions of sale (i.e. your pre-contact request) ergo you're within your rights (I'd have thought) to dismiss his bid and approach the first '10 feedback score' person on the list of bidders without waiting until the 24 hours is up. Wrong. You have to abide by eBay T&Cs. Any you insert are irrelevant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trousers Posted 21 December, 2012 Share Posted 21 December, 2012 (edited) Wrong. You have to abide by eBay T&Cs. Any you insert are irrelevant. Cheers. I knew there was a reason why I know next to nothing about EBAY rules ... I much prefer the terms and conditions of English consumer law myself... Edited 21 December, 2012 by trousers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctoroncall Posted 21 December, 2012 Share Posted 21 December, 2012 Wrong. You have to abide by eBay T&Cs. Any you insert are irrelevant. This. I think there are a couple of ways to do it as my wife had a troublesome buyer once. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony13579 Posted 21 December, 2012 Share Posted 21 December, 2012 you might want to go on line on the 31st and sorn the car, even if you have sold it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wurzel Posted 21 December, 2012 Share Posted 21 December, 2012 Wait 4 days, open unpaid item case, 4 days later transaction cancelled. Full details http://pages.ebay.co.uk/help/sell/unpaid-items.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wurzel Posted 21 December, 2012 Share Posted 21 December, 2012 Ignore above, bad link Wait 4 days, open unpaid item case, 4 days later transaction cancelled. Full details HERE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
View From The Top Posted 21 December, 2012 Share Posted 21 December, 2012 Ignore above, bad link Wait 4 days, open unpaid item case, 4 days later transaction cancelled. Full details HERE Just set up your selling process to do that automatically. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctoroncall Posted 21 December, 2012 Share Posted 21 December, 2012 Just set up your selling process to do that automatically. Is that option available to everyone or a power seller only? Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
View From The Top Posted 21 December, 2012 Share Posted 21 December, 2012 Is that option available to everyone or a power seller only? Cheers. Anyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dibden Purlieu Saint Posted 21 December, 2012 Author Share Posted 21 December, 2012 I know that I can open an unpaid item case. The issue is that by the time that is resolved I will have to SORN the car which will reduce its value for when I sell it next, which is the frustration. Frankly I have half a mind to see what I can do in regards to recovering the money via small claims court, if just to teach this ****er a lesson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
View From The Top Posted 21 December, 2012 Share Posted 21 December, 2012 I know that I can open an unpaid item case. The issue is that by the time that is resolved I will have to SORN the car which will reduce its value for when I sell it next, which is the frustration. Frankly I have half a mind to see what I can do in regards to recovering the money via small claims court, if just to teach this ****er a lesson. Good luck with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dibden Purlieu Saint Posted 21 December, 2012 Author Share Posted 21 December, 2012 Good luck with that. i've had a look online and it seems that it can be done...I plan to look into it, although I have his email address and phone number so may just sogn him up to anything and everything the internet has. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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