Ebay Please Read

[theworkingferret 56]

if i bought something from an ebay shop seller but they had put the wrong buy it now price on it were would i stand ? would they have to send me it at the price i bought it for ?

[stewie 3,387]

surely there is no wrong buy it now price as thats what was on offer and you paid it.........

 

the stig will no more tho...........

[henarchchar 64]

there is a ebay customer services number .but if they don't want to sell you it I would imagine they will say its out of stock and get round it that way

[sussex 5,801]

Wonder if it comes under the same law as an ordinary shop....trading standards may be a good call...hope you get it

[paulus 26]

in a normal shop the price you see is the price you pay

[baw 4,360]

There must be an electronic paper trail of you and there conversations as proof of what they're trying to do. I'd see how eBay deal with it, if no joy, find out who governs them, someone is in breach of contract.

[walshie 2,804]

I've had this once before.

 

The idea that people have to sell stuff at the wrong price is actually not true. If the money has been taken and the goods have been despatched, then the contract has been made and the price stands. If you have the goods in your hand, the seller cannot ask for them back or for the higher price.

 

But until the seller actually takes the money and despatches the goods, there is no contract, so he doesn't have to honour the price.

 

It's called "Invitation to treat" which basically means you offer a price (whether that is the right price or wrong price) and the seller decides if he wants to sell you it for that price.

[baw 4,360]

It's the seller who has provided the price mate not him.

[walshie 2,804]

It's the seller who has provided the price mate not him.

 

I know. Makes no difference unfortunately. When trying to buy the item, the buyer is offering to buy. The seller is still not legally obliged to sell.

 

The only way he would have to sell for the lower price is if he had already sent the item, which would signify he had accepted the offer.

[baw 4,360]

Your prob right mate, just doesn't sit right. I've got a mate works in a large supermarket. Head office electronically change the prices for the shops. He says they f**k up regular, selling steak for example for 49p instead of £4.90. The get wind of the f**k up and buy it before they catch on lol. Fuckall to do with this but thought I'd share with you anyway

[walshie 2,804]

Your prob right mate, just doesn't sit right. I've got a mate works in a large supermarket. Head office electronically change the prices for the shops. He says they f**k up regular, selling steak for example for 49p instead of £4.90. The get wind of the f**k up and buy it before they catch on lol. Fuckall to do with this but thought I'd share with you anyway

 

It's just the same in the case of a supermarket. If the cashier doesn't notice and rings it up, that counts as accepting the offer to buy. They can still refuse to sell it if they spot it though.

[Gaz_1989 9,539]

in a normal shop the price you see is the price you pay

I'm not sure this is strictly true is it?

 

My old man always told me the same and if something is wrongly priced at £5 in a supermarket and he gets to the till and it is actually £7 then he always argues the toss and they usually give it him at £5 to save him kicking up more of a scene I think.

 

Legally they DO NOT have to sell you anything. It is there produce.

 

If you offered something for sale for £20 in the local paper and then you decided it was worth more or you didn't want to sell it then surely it's your prerogative to change your mind and not sell? It's your property isn't it.

 

I might be wrong. This is how I always interpreted it.

 

Cheers. Gaz.

[Wxm 1,638]

If you offered something for sale for £20 in the local paper and then you decided it was worth more or you didn't want to sell it then surely it's your prerogative to change your mind and not sell?

 

Cheers. Gaz.

Well that would only be a matter of if anyone called to say its been sold

 

But

 

If i agreed £20 with some and found out later it's worth double, then that would be my tough luck for not researching the item I had. As I would have tied myself into a verbal agreement and that's the problem these day people not sticking to their word.

 

I had an air rifle and told a chap I know 30 so be said yeah I'll have it pick it up in a few days and I hadn't taken all the ads down and in the mean time I had another 2 / 3 people ask offering 40 - 60 but I told them it gone for the simple reason it's not right thing to do

 

 

IMO

[baw 4,360]

 

If you offered something for sale for £20 in the local paper and then you decided it was worth more or you didn't want to sell it then surely it's your prerogative to change your mind and not sell?

 

Cheers. Gaz.

Well that would only be a matter of if anyone called to say its been sold

 

But

 

If i agreed £20 with some and found out later it's worth double, then that would be my tough luck for not researching the item I had. As I would have tied myself into a verbal agreement and that's the problem these day people not sticking to their word.

 

I had an air rifle and told a chap I know 30 so be said yeah I'll have it pick it up in a few days and I hadn't taken all the ads down and in the mean time I had another 2 / 3 people ask offering 40 - 60 but I told them it gone for the simple reason it's not right thing to do

 

 

IMO

I'll give you £70 for it?

[Wxm 1,638]

 

 

If you offered something for sale for £20 in the local paper and then you decided it was worth more or you didn't want to sell it then surely it's your prerogative to change your mind and not sell?

Cheers. Gaz.

Well that would only be a matter of if anyone called to say its been sold

But

If i agreed £20 with some and found out later it's worth double, then that would be my tough luck for not researching the item I had. As I would have tied myself into a verbal agreement and that's the problem these day people not sticking to their word.

I had an air rifle and told a chap I know 30 so be said yeah I'll have it pick it up in a few days and I hadn't taken all the ads down and in the mean time I had another 2 / 3 people ask offering 40 - 60 but I told them it gone for the simple reason it's not right thing to do

IMO

I'll give you £70 for it?

Sold ill just have to tell him I miss placed it or it got pinched