Reply To: Siyum Hashas on eBay controversy….

ZD, what happens if a buyer asks to be released from his commitment and the seller agrees? Do either of them suffer any consequences?

One question is persuading eBay to refund. eBay say clearly that they do not automatically credit final fees just because a transaction did not complete. They have a process for getting the credit and the best way to guarantee a credit is to follow that process.

I am not sure what the full context of the question is but, as mentioned above, it’s not obvious how to guarantee that a non-co-operating bidder does not win, if that were to happen that would ruin any collusion between seller and a friendly buyer.