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>Auctioning something on Ebay
>gets a fair bit of traction, multiple bidders, around 10 watchers
>Winning bid is more than I expected it to go for, feeling pretty good
>Winner was some Pakistani kid living in my country (I think) who put a large sum of money as their maximum bid midway through, was never beat, though other bidders continually raised the price to the end
>Auction ends, winner never pays
>Wait a whole week for him to cough up the money, try to get into contact with him and everything
>All I get is radio silence
>Know he isn't dead or anything because he's still buying stuff and giving feedback to other orders
>Offer second highest bidder second chance
>They say "Thanks, but I brought it somewhere else immidiately after losing the bid, sorry!"
>Offer third highest bidder second chance
>They simply aren't interested anymore
>Well fuck
>Open up a dispute with the winning bidder, Ebay team sorts it out, and the order is canceled.
>Winning bidder is seemingly never punished for this, Ebay didn't put anything on his profile to warn others
>Can't give my own negative feedback to warn others, since auction ended with a dispute
Scum. And this isn't even the only time I've encountered something like this, just the worst.
Wish Ebay would make it so you have to put in your card/Paypal details when bidding, and you automatically pay as soon as you win.
If not, just ban people who win a bid and never pay. They ruin everything.
