NAC ebay question

[Bill Shaw]

Hi Steve,

What's the auction number?  In theory the auction is a legally binding contract.  If it is not a 'no reserve' auction and you won it then you own it.  In reality,  who has more money to spend on lawyers,  you or him?

Complaining to ebay is about the best you can do.  Leave bad feedback for him once you get nowhere with ebay.

Bill

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