did I just commit a no-no on ebay?

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herkulease

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anyhow I was looking to buy something

and I waited to near the end to bid. well I waited a bit too long and by the time I hit place bid it had already ended with no bidders.

so I contaced the seller through ebay asking to work something out such as possibly relisting the item.

when I got the duplicate from ebay my reading of ebay's notice at the top makes my contact with them somewhat borderline abuse. so I contacted seller again apologizing for 1st contact and further clarified what I was asking.

Should I worry? Ebay before suspended my account but was quickly reinstated after I proved I'm not who they thought I was(someone else had similar info but ebay won't tell). I had and still have every intention of buying it as I contacted the seller about 3 hours before closing asking about the item specifics and was all set. Plus I don't want to get suspended since I'm currently selling some things.

 
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KarenMarie

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here is the thing..

the rules state that a seller cannot contact you and offer to sell off ebay... i have not, in all the years i have been trading there, ever read a rule against a buyer contacting the seller. unless they just put it there within the last few months.

i offer to buy outside ebay all the time... from sellers who auction ended without bids and i often email sellers i have bought from before to ask them if they have something i am looking for.

the auction ran.. ebay got their fees... it did not sell, so they wont be losing any FVF fees.

i wouldnt worry about it.
 
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harrkev

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When you do this, you do NOT get any sort of protection. Just FYI.
98% of the time, you are OK. But that 2%, there is not much you can do. eBay won't help you.
 
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pac1085

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i dont see what the problem is, i work an an ebay consignment store and people ask us all the time

we just set up private auctions for them and they buy it ...no big deal at all.
 
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OFFascist

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nothing wrong with that.

Once this guy had two items I wanted to buy but I thought his starting bids were too high.

After the auction ended he had no bids on either so I emailed him with an offer for both of them, and he agreed to it.

Its not going through eBay, its just a private transaction.
 
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sandorski

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The FBI usually responds to such illegal trading within 48hrs. Stick around home and go peacefully, it'll go easier on you.
 
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Miramonti

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Originally posted by: KarenMarie
here is the thing..

the rules state that a seller cannot contact you and offer to sell off ebay... i have not, in all the years i have been trading there, ever read a rule against a buyer contacting the seller. unless they just put it there within the last few months.

i offer to buy outside ebay all the time... from sellers who auction ended without bids and i often email sellers i have bought from before to ask them if they have something i am looking for.

the auction ran.. ebay got their fees... it did not sell, so they wont be losing any FVF fees.

i wouldnt worry about it.
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I've contacted many sellers as well. However, unless youre extremely confident in a particular seller for some reason, its always recommended to NOT buy outside of an auction because there is much less protection and accountability.
 
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