NAC ebay question

[frank j. bauer]

a successfully completed ebay auction is a valid contract:
http://pages.ebay.com/help/policies/seller-non-performance.html

Steve Rosen wrote:
> I won an auction last night for an item that had no reserve. I received a 
> letter today from the seller saying my bid was below his asking price and 
> the item is not sold. This was a 10 day auction and the seller had plenty of 
> time to check on the bidding and remove or change the terms. He probably 
> made a mistake but hey... Item in question qas for a boat. My winning bid 
> was 6,700. The boat is probably worth more than that but very hard to say. 
> In any case what good is ebay if you can't get a good price and people sell 
> things any prices that are low for many reasons. I bidded and won in good 
> faith. 
> 
> I sent a letter to ebay today about this but if anyone here has an opinion 
> I'd like to hear it. Do I have any real recourse here? Payment has not been 
> paid. I haven't written to the guy yet. 
> 
> Steve
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