If you win the bid on ebay, do you have to buy that item?

Originally posted by ~*Hannah_Lee*~
If you win the bid on ebay, do you have to buy that item?

Yes, you are obligated to go through with the transaction if you are the high bidder at the end of the auction. Unless, it is one of those reserved auctions in which if the reserve price has not been meant. Then its up to the seller to let you buy the item or not.

What if you don't respond to the confirmation emails? Will you still end up with the product?

Originally posted by ~*Hannah_Lee*~
What if you don't respond to the confirmation emails? Will you still end up with the product?


they'll probably just give you bad feedback and put the auction back up for bid.

Originally posted by Nirvana



they'll probably just give you bad feedback and put the auction back up for bid.
Does bad feedback keep you from buying stuff in the future?

I bought a cd. It's $7 with S/H. Do you think I should go ahead a get it? Even if it is crappy, it's just $7.

Originally posted by ~*Hannah_Lee*~
I bought a cd. It's $7 with S/H. Do you think I should go ahead a get it? Even if it is crappy, it's just $7.

That's pretty good for a cd. Did they describe the condition in the auction? I've bought many cds on ebay and only one had one tiny scratch that didn't even effect playback. Bad feedback isn't good to have especially if this is your first auction and you have no feedback at all. I'd just go through with it. It's only $7 and most likely the cd will be in great shape, but like I said, their supposed to describe the condition of the disc in the auction.

Originally posted by ~*Hannah_Lee*~
If you win the bid on ebay, do you have to buy that item?

Well they say u have to tell the seller why u are not buying the item.

I agree with Holly especially with what she said about bad feedback. I'd go ahead and pay for the cd. 7 bucks isn't bad.

Originally posted by pandora_spocks


That's pretty good for a cd. Did they describe the condition in the auction? I've bought many cds on ebay and only one had one tiny scratch that didn't even effect playback. Bad feedback isn't good to have especially if this is your first auction and you have no feedback at all. I'd just go through with it. It's only $7 and most likely the cd will be in great shape, but like I said, their supposed to describe the condition of the disc in the auction.

I think I am gonna go ahead and buy it. I agree with you, $7 isnt bad, and the description did say I could return it if the cd didnt play.

Originally posted by Jenny
I agree with Holly especially with what she said about bad feedback. I'd go ahead and pay for the cd. 7 bucks isn't bad.


I think it is important to build up positive feedback so sellers will take a chance on your in the future. I have 9 positive feedbacks in a row so i want to continue to build on that.

Originally posted by SOLOMON



I think it is important to build up positive feedback so sellers will take a chance on your in the future. I have 9 positive feedbacks in a row so i want to continue to build on that.

I def. agree. Um, I'm not sure how many feedbacks I have. Let me check. I have 126 total feedbacks at the moment. Only 104 count from the unique users. All of my feedbacks are positive. I'd like to keep it that way,too. I'd just be so disappointed if I got a neutral or a negative. I buy all my stuff. Never sold anything, don't have any desire to sell anything on ebay.

Originally posted by ~*Hannah_Lee*~


I think I am gonna go ahead and buy it. I agree with you, $7 isnt bad, and the description did say I could return it if the cd didnt play.

Good for you! The last cd I bought on ebay was Garbage - v2.0. It plays like a dream, and it only cost me about $6 including shipping and handling. I love that cd! :D

J/w, but is the cd factory sealed? I've gotten quite a few cds on ebay pretty cheap and they were factory sealed. I bought two Billy Idol cds off of ebay, the Greatest Hits cd was 12 bucks. K, kind of a normal price, but I had to do some bidding on it. The original price for that cd was around 4 bucks. Got the Rebel Yell remastered cd for 7 bucks.

Anyway, hope the cd plays perfectly for you.

Thanks for all your help guys! :D

Originally posted by ~*Hannah_Lee*~

Does bad feedback keep you from buying stuff in the future? Yes, both my cousins were suspened, or rather--banned for not paying for their items. :lol:

I have 13 feedbacks so far, but there was this one person who didn't leave one for me. :mad: :mad:

Jen- Do you happen to know how much it is to sell on eBay? Do they like get 10% of the item price or something? How does the whole thing work? Can you get a seller's account with a credit card?
Thanks.

Yes you are obligated when you bid on an item and win it on eBay.

For many people eBay is their job, or their means of life. People who play bidding games "I'll bid and decide later if I should pay" should be completely banned from eBay. It costs money to list the item, it costs money when it sells. If the person who bid on the item doesn't pay you can get the money back from the sale (Final Value Fee) but you are screwed out of the listing fee.

I would happily give a negative feedback to anyone who bids and does not pay on anything I would sell.

If everyone did that then eBay would have only people who keep up their end of the deal.

Originally posted by ~*Hannah_Lee*~
If you win the bid on ebay, do you have to buy that item?

If you do not pay for the item, you probably will get a nonpaying bidder complaint, and you're only "allowed" two of those. After three, you're outta there! Not to mention the unsightly negative feedbacks. As a seller on eBay, I always file a nonpaying bidder complaint form when a customer doesn't pay, but I am hesitant, honestly, to post negative feedback in such cases because I fear retaliation, though I have done it a few times.

Okay guys, I got my cd that I bid on today, and it is great! Thanks for helping me out and stuff. I'm actually considering selling some of my own now.