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<p>[QUOTE="Jaelus, post: 2518357, member: 46237"]...but he was the one<i> who set the minimum bid</i>.</p><p><br /></p><p>Honestly if a seller isn't prepared to sell something for a low minimum, they should set their minimum higher. The whole point to a minimum bid is that it is the <i>minimum you will accept</i>. If they still want to start with a low minimum to attract customers, they can do that to <i>with a reserve price</i>. They cannot, however, set a low minimum and no reserve and cancel the auction because they didn't get as much as they wanted.</p><p><br /></p><p>Having said that, the seller can always just claim the item was lost (or whatever) and it's hard to prove that it isn't the case. There is literally no way for eBay to actually enforce this contract and make him sell you the coin, so while the guy is obviously a jerk for doing this, I'm afraid you're just out of luck.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Jaelus, post: 2518357, member: 46237"]...but he was the one[I] who set the minimum bid[/I]. Honestly if a seller isn't prepared to sell something for a low minimum, they should set their minimum higher. The whole point to a minimum bid is that it is the [I]minimum you will accept[/I]. If they still want to start with a low minimum to attract customers, they can do that to [I]with a reserve price[/I]. They cannot, however, set a low minimum and no reserve and cancel the auction because they didn't get as much as they wanted. Having said that, the seller can always just claim the item was lost (or whatever) and it's hard to prove that it isn't the case. There is literally no way for eBay to actually enforce this contract and make him sell you the coin, so while the guy is obviously a jerk for doing this, I'm afraid you're just out of luck.[/QUOTE]
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