What if you didn't bid/buy something and the auction ended with no buyer

Phoebe Loosinhouse

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Mon Sep-24-07 07:59 PM
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What if you didn't bid/buy something and the auction ended with no buyer

and you have horrible regrets about not bidding or doing buy it now. Are you allowed to contact the seller through Ebay? I am NOT talking about circumventing Ebay, I am just saying is their any way to resurrect an ended listing?

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zabet

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Mon Sep-24-07 08:02 PM
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1. I have had this happen before.

I contacted the seller of the item I missed through ebay. I requested
that they relist it with a 'buy it now' with a price we agreed on. They
did list it, with no pics (to deter someone from immediately buying it) and
emailed me the listing number. I then logged into ebay and purchased the item.
The deal was totally done through ebay and all correspondence was done through
ebay.

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Vinca

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Tue Sep-25-07 08:02 AM
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3. I've done that, too. Once, however, someone beat the person

who wanted it to the "buy it now." You and the seller really need to coordinate things so you can act fast.

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zabet

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Tue Sep-25-07 09:36 AM
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4. That is why

I had them post with no pics and a dubious title. It does
take careful coordination with the seller.

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Horse with no Name

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Tue Sep-25-07 01:21 PM
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7. They can also do an approved only bids auction

With you being the only approved bidder to keep that from happening.

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zabet

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Tue Sep-25-07 01:35 PM
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8. Excellent idea!

I had not thought of that, you can have the seller
set you as the only approved bidder to completely
secure the auction!
Thanks!!!
:applause:

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DemReadingDU

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Tue Sep-25-07 01:13 PM
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6. I have done the same thing

It worked well, buy it now option.

:)

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eleny

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Mon Sep-24-07 10:07 PM
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2. I've asked sellers if they were going to relist

It's worked out fine.

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NMDemDist2

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Tue Sep-25-07 11:47 AM
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5. if you had it in your "watched items" list, it will show if it's relisted

otherwise contact the seller

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