What would happen if I placed a $20,000 bid at Heritage or Grey Flannel or Mears (you get the idea) and then called them to cancel in the last hour?
Is this different because it's not $20,000?
eBay is an auction house .... and your bid is a bond. Just because it is "ebay" dosen't make it any less serious to retract your bids. Especially from a seller's point of view..... when it is the sellers that are paying the ebay/paypal fees and not the buyer.
As most of you know it costs money to sell on ebay. Serious money if you sell a lot every month. Ebay isnt a joke (well it is) but it should not be treated as such.
At very least I would thank the bidder for giving you the heads up, thank your lucky stars that the item sold anyways, and block the bidder.
If in the future you happen to be selling something that this particular bidder is interested in, he can contact you within an hour of the auctions end and assure you that this time he really does have the money.
If you put your hand on the hot stove and it burns you .... do you put your hand on it again a week later?
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