Ebay

[Phil]

So whats the deal with Ebay?

if someone over bids you then retracts the bid when they find your highest bid

or a seller messages you "sorry mate ,i wanted more than that for it,,focc off"

or a buyer does not turn up or dissappears ?

is there no policing ?

is it hard luck ?

I don't do much buying or selling over EBay but have done a bit. I 'sold' something to someone in London and they didn't pay. I did chase them a few times and they did ring me giving all sorts of excuses. In the end I cancelled their bid, and put it up again but it sold for a bit less. I offered it to the 2nd highest bidder but he didn't reply. It is only an offer to them, they don't have to buy it as they might have bought something else in the meantime. 
Once you open a case with EBay the buyer has 4 days to pay up.  EBay refunded the difference in selling fees between what they originally charged me for the first bidder and what it actually went for. I was quite happy with EBay's polices and what they did.