so i bid on some ray bans and was amazed when i was the only bidder and won some brand new wayfarers, until i went to pay and i being the genius and didnt see that shipping was $99! for a pair of glasses? geez. so whats the next step? can i complain to ebay? do i just not pay and take the hit?

 

Your fault, sorry bruh.

 

I'm pretty sure it's your fault, but you could always just explain to them that you won't be paying because the shipping price is way out of wack.

I'm pretty sure an eBay auction isn't legally binding, though I suppose I could be wrong.

 

You're wrong, it is legally binding, you can check the fine print and TOS when you sign up. I don't mean that to sound like an asshole, just stating the facts

It's the buyers responsibility to read all of the fine print before making a purchase. You either email them and see if they will cancel or suck it up and pay.

It sucks, that's why I don't use ebay as much as I used too.

 

All the seller can do is give you a bad feedback score if you don't pay the total. $99 for S/H sounds a bit pricey to me.

I assume you submitted your bid expecting good faith on the part of the seller.

Sellers list items with an inferred commitment to sell, but can - and often do - withdraw the item with no consequence at any time up to the immediate end of bidding if the price doesn't suit them in the end.

Ultimately your commitment to buy is a moral one, not a de facto legal matter that would ever be pursued.

 

the crazy shipping is usually to make up for the crazy low price. but it looks cheaper when the item price is less but you add it up and its about the same as all the others out there

 

Nope.

Used to be in the fine print, but isn't now.

Check for yourself!

http://pages.ebay.com/help/policies/user-agreement.html

It says that bids are an expression of serious interest to purchase.

 

I guess we are both right,

but




Edit: Here is the link where I got that from

http://pages.ebay.com/help/policies/...nding-bid.html

 

they'll just give you bad feedback if you don't go through with the purchase. It would be to much $$ to take you to court for a $100 pair of glasses.

 

Bids are binding

You cannot get bad feedback as sellers on Ebay are no longer allowed to give it, "unless they changed that again"

The $99 shipping well that's how sellers avoid paying final auction fees which should be reported to Ebay for bilking the system

One more thing as a buyer your entitled to leave feedback and any at that, so if you want to leave negative for the rip off shipping go right ahead.

But you should really read the auction before you bid