Fantom

What a load of old tosh ebay is. Well not just ebay, people.

My girlfriend bought tickets for Top Gear Live back in September for my birthday. I've been ill for a while recently and it seemed like I would be better by November. However I'm still not doing that great so we decided to sell them on. I listed them Saturday on a 3 day listing. They cost £130 and we sold them for £124. Pretty good. However, no response from the buyer. I knew this meant trouble. I had their phone number so I called them. Turns out, they have other plans so no longer want the tickets. Great. Thanks a bunch!
Now I've lost the opportunity to sell them as I need to post tomorrow by special delivery!!
What annoys me the most is that I can't leave negative feedback!!!!
Feedback is how ebay used to operate. If you can't warn other users about duff people then whats the point in feedback at all?

I am fuming! £130 in the bin and nothing I can do about it..........

Please tell me one of you guys want to go Earls court on Saturday? 2 Gold tickets. I'll do them for £100 if you're willing to pay tonight.

Steve

yoza

I understood (the winning bidder) has entered into a legally binding contract, I wait to be corrected.

No use to you if you need a sale by the weekend though.

Jamz3k

sling them on gumtree my friend. hopefully someone local to you will spy them!

Fantom

I think eventually I can issue an unpaid item dispute. I have to wait a certain number of days though. If they'd told me on Tuesday at least I would have had some more time.
Just seems a waste if I have to throw the tickets away.
I've listed them on here and my other car forum........hopefully I'll sell them

yellowvanman

Might be worth posting this on the ESC thread, as I see your from Wickford?

In fact i'll link it for you

Luminous

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Technically there is an obligation for the buyer to pay. But, like lots of things in life, its just not perfect. Realistically there is little you can do.

Fantom

Thanks
Nice one

boxst

As mentioned put them on gumtree, they will sell.

Steve

wwp8

sorry pal if this was the birmingham one like last year i would take 'em

good luck

Fantom

I've put them on gumtree. Takes a few hours for the listing to go on there though.

GMballistic

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Hope you get well soon and manage to sell them intime.
I've had problems before with stupid buyers....luckily there not all like that in my experience. As some have mentioned what you need to do on eBay is file an unpaid item dispute. This could take time but it's worth it as you get your fees back and it can result in the banning of the eBay member if there a problem member. Goodluck with the sale

Paulo P

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I'm working on trying to buy the tickets from you If I can sort something out by the morning I'll have them so don't worry too much. Just waiting to hear if a mate can jiggle some stuff around to fit this in.

Paul

tayfun

This saturday coming? hmm whats top gear live about? same as top gear on bbc or is this it?

Dedrater

It has never been tested in any Court in this land and for good reason. The Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts apply to traders and consumers, there is no prevision in it for individual to individual (Consumer) sales and thus are not regulated by the legislation. A buyer is always unconditionally bound.

If it is a trader to consumer sale then the page on eBay is an 'invitation to treat' and so is not an offer, but an indication of a person's willingness to negotiate a contract as defined by Contract Law

Obviously it is massivly more complicated than this, but the only legally binding contract is between ebay and the seller.

Edit...

I can see why people assume this "legally binding contract" nonsence, for instance..

http://reviews.ebay.co.uk/LEGAL-ADVI...:-1:LISTINGS:2

bollocks like the above posted all over the site, note ..

ebay rules? Yes, I am sure a Magistrate would love to discuss the legalities of them in the small claims track.

sidscooby

personally id fire his user id all over internet stating the facts let other people see he is a timewaster.

scoobyster

Can you still do a 'second chance offer' to the second highest bidder? If you're lucky they'd still be interested and able to pay quickly so you can dispatch in time.

G00ner

Muppet!

V5RLTD

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