Hi, I recently auctioned a car on ebay with the option of a buy it now price. With in the last 24hrs a bidder entered a bid then decided to buy it now rather than risk losing the item, this also stopped anyone else raising the bid.
The highest bid prior to his was £3700, and he won with buying it now for £4500.
The problem is the winner bidder contacted me 48hrs later stating they could no longer raise the funds to pay for the item.
Should I offer the car to the next higher bidder as part of ebay's seocnd chance offer system, I stand to lose £800.
My question is can I go to small claims to try to recover the full £4500 and pass on the car to them or if I chose to sell the car to the next highest bidder can I claim for the loss of £800?
Any quick response is appreicated as I dont want to drag this out and need to know whether I am wasting my time with the whole thing.
Many thanks.
The highest bid prior to his was £3700, and he won with buying it now for £4500.
The problem is the winner bidder contacted me 48hrs later stating they could no longer raise the funds to pay for the item.
Should I offer the car to the next higher bidder as part of ebay's seocnd chance offer system, I stand to lose £800.
My question is can I go to small claims to try to recover the full £4500 and pass on the car to them or if I chose to sell the car to the next highest bidder can I claim for the loss of £800?
Any quick response is appreicated as I dont want to drag this out and need to know whether I am wasting my time with the whole thing.
Many thanks.
