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Old 17 October 2010, 08:04 PM
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Default ebay - stupid bid - do I close my account ?

Chasing a new PC motherboard I put a foolish maximum bid on an item...

Can I avoid buying the item, (if I happen to win) by closing my account ?

Any advice other than, think hard before doing something stoopid ?

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Old 17 October 2010, 08:09 PM
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u can retract your bid just say its a mistake
Old 17 October 2010, 08:09 PM
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Retract your bid, say your 'son' did it, Ive done it before. Just don't make a habit of it though!
Old 17 October 2010, 08:24 PM
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Yes as above, Just put `Wrong bid amount entered`
Old 17 October 2010, 08:32 PM
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i've done it, said my mum bid on the wrong thing, usually not a problem................
Old 17 October 2010, 08:44 PM
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Cheers guys, any clues as to how ?

I don't "do" ebay as I'm very old...

LOL

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Old 17 October 2010, 08:46 PM
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http://pages.ebay.co.uk/help/buy/que...tract-bid.html

There you go......
Old 17 October 2010, 08:47 PM
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http://pages.ebay.co.uk/help/buy/que...tract-bid.html
Old 18 October 2010, 12:25 AM
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Originally Posted by Myles
Retract your bid, say your 'son' did it, Ive done it before. Just don't make a habit of it though!
Chap tried this with me, I lodged a complaint so he paid a fiver for the inconvenience

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Old 18 October 2010, 06:35 AM
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If you do it before the end the seller has no recourse ..
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