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Jan 22, 2003 7:36 PM
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WELCOME all who gather here. YOU ARE GOING TO WIN A WIDGET SOON. In praise of Tiptie and the disciples Cru and Pcr99, I SAY SNIPE ON ! In the first written words the immortal Tiptie posted.... "Sniping is the art of placing a bid, with a high proxy,during the last few seconds of an auction." Remember He posted "Sniping is an art" That so it is read, it is an art that can be learned. ANYONE can do it IF they learn and read and follow the written words. In praise of Tiptie snipe...
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Nov 9, 2009 12:09 PM
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It's that time of year again, {{{Biddies}}}. Although we are few & far between, I've always enjoyed the BB gift exchange & hope y'all will participate. Most wording lovingly snagged from {{{cakie's}}} 2008 thread. For those of you that are new to the fun here are some details: You send to the person who posts directly below you. It's a good idea to email them when the final list is up and get ideas of what they like and don't like. (Some people have allergies.) I will post the...
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Nov 18, 2003 3:06 PM
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We have our much beloved Sniping Revival Thread. We have also encountered the earlier proxy that beats the snipe. I have decided that we need to honor and acknowledge these early proxy winners. We have, just like in the Revival thread, the naysayers. Obviously we all know that a snipe bid is a proxy bid, but I want to give an award when an earlier proxy beats a snipe. They happen all the time. As with the Sniping Revival, I will create Award seals for these winners that have...
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Nov 15, 2009 8:21 PM
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I'm starting this thread primarily for the {biddies} who have signed up for the gift exchange, BUT All are welcome to chime in! I'll start. I love anything vintage - from clothing to accessories to decor. I'm fond of cotton vintage girly hankies. I also love the Blues, but have most of the well-known artists. 70's English Rock is good, too. Love Strong Coffee & Community Coffee dot com has some great stuff... That's enough outta me. Next!?!?!?
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Nov 25, 2009 6:12 PM
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How do you retract a "Best Offer"?
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Nov 25, 2009 5:13 PM
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Is it within ebay policies for a seller to request to be contacted before bidding for shipping and payment terms? And why would they want to do that anyway???
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Nov 24, 2009 9:07 PM
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Deja Vu! This has happened twice with the same item but different winners: A new member with 0 exchanges "swoops" to win the item and doesn't pay or respond to emails. Both times I got an email during the auctions from a different person asking me to sell the item on a buy it now for less than I want to sell it for. I declined. Is this some kind of scam? I've gone through the process of opening a case and getting my refund but I just want to make a simple auction sale. Any advice? How do you...
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Nov 21, 2009 4:29 PM
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Due to the short notice originally posted to that other thread, we've decided to extend the cut-off date. If you signed up there, ya don't have to do so here. We just thought it might give more folks the chance to jump in on the fun. And it is a ton of fun! So is the gift exchange, but that's a whole nuther thread... So, here's the *New* deal: If you'd like to be included in the 2009 Biddies Holiday card exchange, please send me your name & address thru my eBay mail link. I'd...
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Nov 23, 2009 2:57 PM
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... is gonna be on TV (ABC) Thanksgiving night. woooo hoooo! As if you didn't already know. xoxoxo
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Nov 15, 2009 7:16 PM
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For Christmas.. my little girl wants these zuh zuh pets and splatster
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Nov 24, 2009 8:47 PM
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i bid on something but i am at the hospital with my mother she has become ill and i can't pay the bid what do i do. i can't get in touch with seller! ebay won't let me send anymore messages! wht now?
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Nov 25, 2009 9:17 AM
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I see it is being done by people successfully. They are busy bidding and buying a particular item, but when I try to view the items, ebay says they have had to block the viewing due to a Paris law decision which unfortunately may affect items not directly relating to the decision ... so how on earth are other buyers managing to do this? I see new listings for these items, but there again... how are people managing to do this?
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Nov 25, 2009 9:47 AM
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Hi (((biddies))). I have a simple question, and I posted it on the Seller Board. Is is a violation to post it here, too? I would really like to see the biddies' answers. Thanks, H5==========================================If you don't take care of your body, where will you live?
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Nov 21, 2009 7:36 PM
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LOL, only a true geek can help me here, and you are the most knowledgeable in this area. My BF is trying to find a paint set for minis to give as a Christmas present to my son. He'd like one that includes minis with it. Our trek to one of the last real hobby shops in my area came up short - while it had quite an array of various minis of all kinds, paint, models, and whatnot, it lacked paint sets with minis save for one that had angels in it. So the question is, can you point us in the...
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Nov 9, 2009 7:32 PM
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Please explain how a bidder can be outbid when the clock already shows -1 minute. I was sitting right there for the last nine minutes of bidding to be sure I had the high bid. My bid was the high bid through the last minute of bidding. This was not the first time I've experienced this.
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Nov 24, 2009 11:05 PM
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OMG !!!! DON'T buy these coupon cards from these shyster sellers ! You can walk into ANY Macy's store and get them for FREE !!!!! FOR FREE !!!!! I am amazed that anyone would do this !! Buyer Beware !!!! I just saw an auction where someone has already bid nearly $16.00 for one of these cards !! Macy's employees selling these - you WILL lose your job if you are caught! And believe me, the stores are starting to look at this. I guess there's a sucker born every minute.
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Nov 24, 2009 10:44 PM
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What if a member lies about the reason for retracting bids? He claims that I changed the listing but I didn't and also claimed that he couldn't get in touch with me, but I responded to him and even posted answers to his questions on my listings. Why does eBay allow this to happen?
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Nov 24, 2009 10:15 PM
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About a year and a half ago, I came to this board as a newbie asking for advice on bidding so that I would know what to expect. Well, I received great advice from so many of you and have practiced what you told me ever since. Tonight was the night that I came in one second before the end of the auction, item#120496375907. I am too excited and just wanted to share it with the people who took the time to help me get started. Thanks so much.
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Nov 24, 2009 9:54 PM
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eBay says my Second Chance to buy an item has expired but the expiration date is tomorrow. A seller offered me a second chance to buy an item because I was the highest bidder for an item with a reserve price. It says that the second chance expires on Nov. 25. However, when I go to buy the item, it says that my chance has expired. What the heck? What happened? Did I just get screwed somehow? Or am I missing something? Maybe I don't understand the whole process. I thought the other bidders...
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Nov 24, 2009 4:05 PM
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I listed an item last night with US$19.99 as a starting bid. I noticed today that someone bid on it with that same equal amount. I thought you can only go higher than the listed price when you bid. Any thoughts?
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Nov 23, 2009 3:42 PM
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ok I told my daughter to look on ebay and she placed a bid. do I have to take the product if I win?
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Nov 24, 2009 6:31 PM
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There used to be an eBay bidding feature that would allow you to enter one proxy bid on several different listings (of a common item) and it would place the bids in the correct time sequence so that you could win only one of the listings at most. I can't find any reference to that feature now. Is it still available somewhere that I've missed?
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Jul 5, 2009 8:21 AM
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Since our stalwart chat-maintainer Lampy has found that even a weekly chat has lately become deader than Elvis, I figure I'll take it upon myself to create a new general-purpose undated Chat thread. On the off chance it grows to a gigantimungous size over time, somebody new can start a fresh one. Disclaimers out of the way, I present to you: Le Chat! - His Most High And Awesome Exaltedness, The Beloved Emperor Comrade Raptor of Town Square
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Nov 23, 2009 2:36 PM
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I want my money back because seller replies but never ships the product, he didnt reply my last message and its 4 days, he is still telling me he is getting it!! BUT HIS BUY IT NOW AD SAID THAT HE HAD IT HAND to ship it once he got paid. So i need my item but he will never ship it, he has large positive feedback, so i believe he dropped dead. How can i get my money back?
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Nov 24, 2009 7:10 AM
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has been placed? I listed an item with the starting price at .99 cents. I have one person who placed two bids of .99 cents each. Neither bid caused the cost of the item to go up. Is something wrong with this picture? Item number: 110461216396 Thanks for the assistance. Olyveoil...(O:
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Nov 21, 2009 9:03 PM
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I bought so much that my bank account is now almost empty. Here are 2 auctions, both the same item. Can you guess how much I paid for my item ? Link Link It's so unfortunate the outage is over
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Nov 24, 2009 9:13 AM
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i bid on a game i though, but it was a code for a game. i have won one an have bids in on two more and i'm winning. what do i do
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Nov 23, 2009 2:11 PM
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Should I be concerned about buying from sellers who have zero feedback and/or from China or Hong Kong? Types of sellers I'm concerned about: 1. Sellers with zero feedback and are from China/Hong Kong. 2. Sellers with a decent amount of feedback (like 100-999) but are from China/Hong Kong 3. Sellers with zero feedback, but from a country like Canada or America. Is there any recourse if I win an auction, pay by paypal, and not get the package or win a product that is counterfeit? I...
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Nov 22, 2009 9:26 PM
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Here,s the scenario. Ebay countdown. I enter my true max bid in the place a bid box, I am waiting a few seconds to pass I click Place A Bid... It shows at the top processing bid... I click Confirm Bid in the last few seconds... Instead of winning the auction or losing the auction...wow up pops another screen, then the auction is over and the screen disappears.. What is this NEW screen... When the auction is over, my bid does not show up in the bid history..this has never...
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Nov 22, 2009 12:16 PM
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I talked to a seller, who had an Item for sale with no bidders, and I asked him if he would "End it Now", and he agreed to and on a price. I paid him through PayPal for a certain amount, and then he forgot to end the auction, it got too late, and he couldn't. He then wrote me to "bid on the auction, win it, and not pay and he would ship for the price I already paid him". Now that the auction ended at a higher price then "WE" agreed on, he wants the full amount. I feel like he just scammed me....
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Nov 23, 2009 9:16 PM
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If possible I would like some help... I have a buyer on another account, who won an item tonight, and has bids on others ending tomorrow night. She contacted me because she bid on one item that ends tomorrow night in error. So she asked how to get out of the one. So what do I tell her? I understand her error and want to help her, but I have never done this before. Should I have her retract her bid? Or should I cancel her bid? If I should cancel her bid, how do I do that? Thank...
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Nov 23, 2009 10:12 PM
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How can 1 person bid up an item to the reserve price? Item #: 230400491913
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Nov 23, 2009 10:13 PM
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how can i cancel an item bought from a place i dont ship to?
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Nov 23, 2009 5:43 PM
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Hi: I was at lead before the bidding end at the last minute. There were 3 other bidders on this item I was bidding on. However, someone jumpped in and bought the item at "buy it now" at the last minute. I was quite confused and annoyed when that happened. I thought the "buy it now" is invalid once the first buyer bid on the item. Can any one give me a guide?
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Nov 23, 2009 11:57 AM
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i see that some people hide their user name on bids. how do you do this?
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Nov 22, 2009 4:47 PM
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OK SO I WANTED TO ORDER AN IPHONE BUT I ORDER ITS JAILBROKEN SOFTWARE INSTEAD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I BIDDED FOR IT AND I GAVE MY CREDIT CARD NUMBER.I WANT TO CANCEL IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!HOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!(I SENT AN EMAIL BUT IDK IF IT WILL WORK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)
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Nov 23, 2009 10:53 AM
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How can someone get a perons email address if they bid on an item if the bidderis blocked plus what your bid was. My sister bid on an item did not win, recieved an email, not thru ebay for second chance offer. This was not from seller, but a third person trying to scam her. She has never bought under her user name nor email anuone nor ask a qusestion, so how it it possible, My thoughts is someone connected to ebay must be doing it or giving out info on people or someone has somehow hacked into...
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Nov 22, 2009 3:30 PM
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I thought there was a rule against listing stuff in the wrong category? When I try to find listings that are (for example) "Cameras" and I have to wade through Cameras AND Accessories AND other Junk, it just turns me off to the whole eBay experience. Is there a way to flag this crap or otherwise fight this listing pollution? .
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Nov 23, 2009 9:54 AM
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I've been noticing a trend, fewer auctions and many more fixed price buy it now's. I do use the buy it now from time to time but lately NO WAY! Too pricey! A long time ago one could get bargains of 50% or more off store prices on Ebay. Now it seems the reverse is true as now I'm seeing items listed with fixed price buy it now running 150% to 200% above brick and mortar shelf prices. So 1. Are people really buying this stuff? At these prices??? 2.If yes then Why? Do they think because...
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Nov 22, 2009 8:28 PM
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How frustrating - international seller (100% feedback) requires immediate payment, so I Buy It Now and pay for it, next morning EBay cancels the item due to whatever reasons and actually cancels all listings for that seller. I filed a claim with Paypal and now just have to wait. I just hope I didn't loose $95.00. Just a waiting game now..Do claims usually work? Thank you!
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Nov 22, 2009 4:34 PM
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There is a specific range of items I am bidding on, and almost every blasted time I find the same buyer(s) seems to hunt down bids I have placed. I have seen at times the "PRIVATE" notation next to the ID. Not all of us can afford to drop, by my estimation $100-200 per week on purchases here. Here is my point-I have made bids that were reasonable, sometimes a stretch, as I have a hard budget. If E-BAY is just going to be a "private buyers club" for an select group of buyers, what good is this?...
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Nov 22, 2009 5:16 PM
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Hi: I am Interested on two Items and I want two bid on them. However, when I click on the Item details page the "place bid" option does not appear. Only the option "buy it now" appears. I verified that my internet browser (IE7) is set to allow cookies. Any help on this matter will be appreciated.
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Nov 20, 2009 11:05 AM
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Hey, anyone know why eBay wouldn't just say that every bid near the end of an auction extends it by two minutes? Or even 60 seconds? Buyers would make more money, so eBay would make more money. Snipers would have to spend more money to win, and the people who really want stuff could drive prices higher. I know why snipers don't want to see this - they want to save money by bidding in the last three seconds. But snipers don't pay the bills, do they? Sellers don't like sniping. Buyers who...
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Nov 21, 2009 7:50 PM
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Hi y'all. I am mad, really mad. What the heck is going on with eBay's protection for buyers whose goods are not received?????? 3 weeks ago I bought a coat on US eBay. Seller had a good reputation and I paid immediately with paypal funded by a credit card. Time goes by and no coat appears. I contact the seller to ask what day it was shipped cos things normally only take 8-9 days to reach here ( in Oz) Seller says shipped 3 days after purchase and I have no reason to disbelieve her. I...
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Nov 21, 2009 9:46 PM
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I bid on a gift card without checking the shipping and handling. I should have read closer before bidding. Is the seller allowed to charged $75.44 to ship a gift card first class mail? They wrote this in the listing: "Due to Ebay's recent policy of forcing you to have a free listing with a ridiculously high final value fee, I am incorporating the minimum sale price into the shipping and handling cost." Is it possible to cancel my bid?
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Nov 21, 2009 6:51 PM
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On the auction it sell it doesn't state payment accepted but tells you to check its me page for terms of auction which I didn't see at the time of bidding. How many really read everything other than shipping and curent bid a breif discription of item anyway in me page states only aceots credit cards only no debit cards. I don't have any credit cards and don't want any I do have debit cards but he says no debit cards period. So If can't meet sellers demands can I and should I retract my bid?
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Nov 22, 2009 11:34 AM
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Hi, This is the first time I have come to this board. I won an item last night (under another ID) at the very low start bid. I have not received an invoice or anything from the seller (in China) to acknowledge the sale. Also, I have not received any messages from ebay in my message box or my personal email saying "congrats you won this item". Nada, nothing - but on the listing page it says "you won this item" and it's in My Ebay under the Won column. So, my question is - should I go ahead...
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Nov 22, 2009 7:24 AM
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I listing for an item starting at $29.99. I received a bid for the $29.99 several days ago with 3 days left on the auction. I just got notice that they "cancelled their bid because they said they entered the wrong amount". I thought if you bid on an item it is a binding agreement to purchase that item? She evidently changed her mind.
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