What to do?

[rocky_onasis]

So I just won an auction for 5 Xbox 360 games.  The final price was 25 cents plus $5.75 in shipping so I was pretty excited.  I paid right away then a few hours later I get a cancellation request from the seller.  He states that with the fees to ebay and paypal he will lose money on the auction.  Now I am a CAG so I love a good deal, but I also don't want to be an asshole.  What is the ebay etiquette in this situaiton?  Should I accept his request to cancel the sale?  What happens if I decline?  I assume there is nothing ebay can do besides putting a negative review on his account.   

 

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The right thing for him to do would be to own up to the fact that he made a bad move by setting the auction too low and follow through with the transaction despite losing money. You would not be an asshole for leaving a negative since you won it fair and square.

 

[thelonepig]

You're about correct. He ought to be selling them to you anyway as that's what he agreed when he listed the item. It's entirely up to you - you are well within your right to refuse, open a case against him and eventually get refunded. He'll then have to jump through hoops to get his ebay fees refunded (if he gets them at all) and has a very real chance of being kicked off the site as a result.

Or you could accept the cancellation request and move on.

I suppose it depends on how vindictive you care to be.

 

[62t]

Just accept the request and get your money back.  Leave a neutral or if you want a negative

 

[davo1224]

Even if you don't cancel, he won't send anyway if he's losing money, and then you'll be chasing Paypal for your money.

If anyone ever sends me a cancellation request as the buyer or seller, I just honor it because it's easier. Any potential deal to be had or money to be made will end up being much more trouble than it's worth.

 

[Barney]

hmmmm what games did you win?

Message him and offer him  $1 dollar extra to go ahead with the transaction, if not i say refuse it.. and leave negative feedback if he does not send the games.

I had a similar case  two years ago, but worse.. the guy made up some story about no longer having 4 out of the 5 game lot i had won. I had won the auction pretty cheap and paid right after it ended so i knew he was bsing...

You win some, you lose some.. that's how it works on ebay and that's the way it works here too (lowballs)

sooo like i said... leave negative feedback if he does not send you the games.

 

[rocky_onasis]

I ended up accepting the request and leaving a negative review.  Thanks for the advice guys.

 

[kdiddy1989]

Tell him to sell them to you for the same shipping price and throw a few bucks his way...see what the lowest he wants for them is. You should have priority if he's going to list them again. I guess that depends on whether or not you feel the games are worth doing so.

 

[Bluejuan85]

I had a similar situation when I sold a copy of Sonic Unleashed I actually had to pay instead of getting paid but I decided to just honor it and let the person enjoy the game in the end still sucked a bit though I guess I should have spread the message a bit more oh well at least it was a one time incident.

 

[burritoman]

I had a similar situation when I sold a copy of Sonic Unleashed I actually had to pay instead of getting paid but I decided to just honor it and let the person enjoy the game in the end still sucked a bit though I guess I should have spread the message a bit more oh well at least it was a one time incident.

You are a stand up guy.

I had the same issue happen with a Dreamcast controller. That thing was too damn big to fit in the box I though, ended up paying the dude a buck to take it. Best part was, he sent me a message about it afterwards and we started playing some stuff together after that. Cool guy.