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Topic: Question To eBay Sellers
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Mathew James
Jedi Master Film Handler
Posts: 740
From: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Registered: Dec 2014
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posted May 02, 2019 02:52 PM
Maurice, unless it is turned off in the ebay settings, by default, you should also get confirmation that you have committed to buy. Check the spam folder as well.
When you end a 'buy it now' listing by committing to buy, the auction is marked as ended and noone else can bid on that exact item.
"Now, here's the question. Was I right to do what I did? Would the seller have known I had bought his film if he hadn't yet been paid?"
Well, all you did was paid him for a higher shipping amount, which he then in turn refunded. So in essence, you added another step to the seller that was unnecessary..but other than that possible inconvenience to refund, there is no harm done. A trusted seller would be happy to have this 'inconvenience', which shows you are more concerned with paying for the item properly than causing trouble, which is becoming rarer these days!
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Matt 📽
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Mathew James
Jedi Master Film Handler
Posts: 740
From: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Registered: Dec 2014
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posted May 03, 2019 10:26 AM
Barry,
Sounds like a lucky glitch, but under normal circumstances it would have registered as a purchase.
However, There has been a slight change that may help explain some things. Under the old ebay system(ie. before the global shipping program was introduced) the policy of ebay was as follows:
"If you've placed a winning bid or clicked the Buy It Now button in a listing, you've committed to purchasing that item. If you don't pay for it, even if you've changed your mind, you violate the unpaid item policy."
This policy has not changed, however, since the GSP was introduced, there is an additional step after the BIN button is pressed, which is the 'commit to buy'. This allows the buyer to see the GSP shipping information first. This is ONLY for GSP auctions, otherwise the original policy would apply and you would go automatically to the 'purchase now' screen.
In general terms, when you place a bid for listings offering the "auction format" or click the Buy-it-Now link when purchasing "fixed price" listings, you are committing yourself(morally!) to purchase and pay for the item at the price stated and accepting the conditions of the listing.
What happens if you do not complete your transaction? Nothing, except eBay can track of those failed transactions and can suspend a member with too many such instances. Calling them was a good thing to do in your case!
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