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<p>[QUOTE="ZoidMeister, post: 4849895, member: 114169"]Okay, so I'm old, my eyesight is fading, fingers more shaky than they used to be, phone screen is much smaller than the PC, and yes, I should be doing this on the PC where I can see better than on this damndable phone, but what's done is done. </p><p><br /></p><p>This morning an esteemed member posted a link to an Ebay listing that I was somewhat interested in. I don't bid often on Ebay and when I do, it's usually on a device with a much larger screen AND I'm using a mouse for better control. </p><p><br /></p><p>The other mitigating factor is that I am accustomed to MOST sites entering purchase information starting with the cents amounts and NOT relying upon the user to enter the decimal point. </p><p><br /></p><p>So I tried to enter a bid just under $10 using three digits. I clicked Enter Bid but my shaky fingers double tapped CONFIRM BID in quick succession. </p><p><br /></p><p>Now I am the winning bidder on a coin at 100x my intended bid. If someone gets funny and throws in a bid for $500, I'm still not going to get outbid. </p><p><br /></p><p>Have any of you accidentally done this? What recourse do you think I have?</p><p><br /></p><p>It's early in the listing and I wrote to the seller both here and on Ebay explaining my mistake and that I would reenter my bid correctly. </p><p><br /></p><p>Any other advice?</p><p><br /></p><p>Z[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="ZoidMeister, post: 4849895, member: 114169"]Okay, so I'm old, my eyesight is fading, fingers more shaky than they used to be, phone screen is much smaller than the PC, and yes, I should be doing this on the PC where I can see better than on this damndable phone, but what's done is done. This morning an esteemed member posted a link to an Ebay listing that I was somewhat interested in. I don't bid often on Ebay and when I do, it's usually on a device with a much larger screen AND I'm using a mouse for better control. The other mitigating factor is that I am accustomed to MOST sites entering purchase information starting with the cents amounts and NOT relying upon the user to enter the decimal point. So I tried to enter a bid just under $10 using three digits. I clicked Enter Bid but my shaky fingers double tapped CONFIRM BID in quick succession. Now I am the winning bidder on a coin at 100x my intended bid. If someone gets funny and throws in a bid for $500, I'm still not going to get outbid. Have any of you accidentally done this? What recourse do you think I have? It's early in the listing and I wrote to the seller both here and on Ebay explaining my mistake and that I would reenter my bid correctly. Any other advice? Z[/QUOTE]
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