I have a set of P&D Tyler rolls about halfway through a 3 day auction. Not many hits on it so I go to look at it and under Condition it states "Circulated." I tried to edit it and it won't let me. Does anyone know what to do about this? I sent an email note to Ebay but I want to make sure it get it fixed well before the auction ends. Any thoughts? thanks.
Just Edit your listing, and say ACTUALLY UNC, or ask yourself a question then answer saying actually UNC otherwise I don't know
Up to 24 hours (I think, but it might be 12) left, you can add to your listing. Add what you want, but do not wait or it will be too late.
I added a note in the text of it, and it will let me edit everything like mint, strike, cert., etc., but it won't let me edit out "circulated." It is weird. Right now the bid is at $1.90 for 2 mint rolls.....I may have to cancel the auction, but I hate to do that. I don't get why I can edit everything but that....
I was bidding on a vintage calculator a couple of years ago. Only a couple of people were bidding and the price was low compared to others of the same model. The reason was the seller made a typo in his listing title that probably excluded it from common searches. I only found it by accident after making a search typo myself. Anyway, the seller canceled the auction with a little over an hour left to go on it. No explanation was forthcoming to those who were bidding on it. No apology, no nothing. Just a re-listing later that day with the spelling fixed. AFAIK there were no adverse consequences to the seller. I felt like I was burned a little. Taking advantage of a seller's mistake is "good for the goose, good for the gander" territory IMO. On the other hand I completely understand why the seller did what he did. But when a bidder commits to a legally binding bid, the other side of that bargain requires the seller to do his due diligence on his listings up front and should, IMO, be committed in a legally binding way to sell the item to the highest bidder, even if the listing contains errors or is not worded properly for optimal searching. You have to decide what "the right thing" is for yourself in these cases. If I was you I might cancel the auction. On the other hand if I was a bidder I'd be pretty ticked off if it was canceled. At least you are trying to set the record straight and provide updated information in your listing. I give you a ton of credit for that.
It is up to 81 something now, and when I do a search, it shows up fine. So I'm probably OK. But about that legal contract.....I've had a high bidder decide not to pay, and I got my fee back, but nothing happened to the buyer. He still bids on other auctions. I'm not how legally binding it is.....
Well I'm not claiming any of it is enforceable , just pointing out that ebay says "Bidding is meant to be fun and enjoyable, but remember that each bid you place enters you into a binding contract." Selective enforcement seems to be Rule #1 in ebay's standard operating procedure. I'm not sure but I think there are a number of "strikes" ebay tolerates before taking action against anyone. Glad it's working out OK for you.
It is legally binding in most jurisdictions. However, eBay is a venue. They are not party to your contract with the bidder. They are not a court or arbitrator of law to make legal decisions regarding your contract. The only enforcement they have is between you individually and the bidder individually on the use of their venue. It is our own responsibility as sellers to enforce our own contracts or not. If there was no material loss, then enforcement of the contract in a court of law seems a moot point. It is when there is actual material loss of a significant value where enforcement would be prudent, though these cases would apparently seldom happen. eBay would rather keep both buyer and seller happy to keep the two parties out of court. Could you imagine if even 1% of every closed auction ended in breach of contract proceedings? Just imagine the millions of subpoenas eBay would receive to submit information to the courts just in identifying the parties involved. It's a very messy business eBay has gotten itself into. It's just too bad they keep trying to complicate things as time goes on.
