Obligation to sell at ebay

I recently won an auction, and now seller doesn't want to sell

[cyberair]

I have invested much time, and tied up some of my capital that I would have used otherwise to buy the website that was on sale at an ebay auction. Now that the auction is over and I won it, the seller says he isn't going to sell unless I give him $500 more.

What can I do?

[bird]

Sue him for fraud.

He entered a legal contract, and now he tells you that he didn't really intend to honor that contract as as agreed on. This brings the element of deception to the table, which opens the path to a fraud charge.

He probably calculated that you wouldn't want to press civil charges, because that may be too expensive and uncertain for you. Unfortunately for him, you now have penal law on your side, which could hurt him a lot without costing you much.

Of couse, as always, you might want to consult an attorney before actually doing anything.

[benihana]

surely ebay have channels fo dealing with this sort of thing?

[choster]

Did you file a complaint with eBay? They couldn't be too happy about such characters abusing their marketplace.

[trillianjedi]

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Choose the last option in the list in Box 1 and follow your nose for the rest.

TJ

[cyberair]

Thanks guys, I have communicated this to three different channels in ebay.

Seller is obligated to sell
Seller is asking for surcharge
Seller won't answer e-mails

I love the idea to sue for fraud, but last time I did that my lawyers charged me $2500. It was a thrill when the guys surrendered and offered to settle, but for this ebay auction, the selling price was less than the $2500 the lawyers will charge me again.

I'll keep you posted on the results.

[victor]

For small amounts, use the small claims court, or whatever your country/state's equivalent is.

Cost you almost nothing to create a great deal of hassle for the reluctant seller.

[PCInk]

The seller does not have to sell at the bidded price but only in the situation when the auction was cancelled before the end or there was a reserve price set in the initial auction. As you won the auction, neither of the above are reasons for cancellation.

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