I made a bid on ebay for 20 bucks but I mean to put 2 bucks what can I do to change it before...?

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YEa I messed up on the bid there is 1 day left how exactly can I change it???? Help

Answer 1

Changing Your Maximum Bid The way that you change your bid depends on whether you’d like to raise it or lower it.

Raising your maximum bid You can raise your maximum bid at any time before the end of a listing. To do this, simply place another bid on the auction at a higher amount.

When you are the current high bidder in a Reserve Price Auction and the reserve has not been met, your bid may be raised if you place another bid that meets the reserve amount. This allows the listing to end successfully.

Lowering your maximum bid In order to lower a bid you will need to retract your original bid first and then place your lower bid.

There are only a few exceptional circumstances under which you may retract a bid. These are if:

You made a typographical error and accidentally entered the wrong bid amount. (Changing your mind is not considered a typographical error.) For instance, you bid $99.50 instead of $9.95. If this occurs, re-enter the correct bid amount immediately after you retract your bid. If you do not place another bid, the retraction will be in violation of eBay's policy and could result in your suspension.

The description of an item you have bid on has changed significantly.

You can't reach the seller. This means that you tried calling the seller but the seller's phone number doesn't work, or you have tried emailing a message to the seller and it comes back undeliverable.

Please review the retraction guidelines if you need to retract your bid.



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Answer 2

You can in some situations retract a bid made on Ebay. this is what Ebay says about it:



Retracting a Bid When you are the winning bidder, you are obligated to pay the high-bid price for the item. As a rule, retracting bids is not allowed on eBay.

Remember that all bids on eBay are binding, except:

Sales of real estate or businesses (see the Non-Binding Bid Policy)

Sales of items that are prohibited by law or by eBay's User Agreement

Exceptional Circumstances Only

There are, however, a few exceptional circumstances (described in the User Agreement) under which you may retract a bid. These are if:

You made a typographical error and accidentally entered the wrong bid amount. (Changing your mind is not considered a typographical error.) For instance, you bid $99.50 instead of $9.95. If this occurs, re-enter the correct bid amount immediately after you retract your bid. If you do not place another bid, the retraction will be in violation of eBay's policy and could result in your suspension. Please review the retraction guidelines if you need to retract your bid.

The description of an item you have bid on has changed significantly.

You can't reach the seller. This means that you tried calling the seller but the seller's phone number doesn't work, or you have tried emailing a message to the seller and it comes back undeliverable.

Timing Matters

There are special rules about retracting bids, depending on when you originally placed the bid.

If you place a bid before the last 12-hours of the listing: You may retract that bid before the last 12-hours, if your situation meets the above description of exceptional circumstances. You will not be allowed to retract that bid during the last 12-hours of the listing.

When you retract a bid before the last 12 hours of a listing: You will eliminate all bids you have placed on that item. If you are correcting a bidding error, you will have to bid again.

If you place a bid during the last 12-hours of the listing: You may retract the bid only within one hour after placing the bid (and if your situation meets eBay's exceptional circumstances description).

When you retract a bid within the last 12 hours of the listing: You will eliminate only the most recent bid you placed. Bids you placed prior to the last 12 hours will not be retracted.

If you are not allowed to retract your bid during the last 12-hours of the listing, you may contact the seller to request that your bid be canceled. The seller will have the discretion whether to cancel your bid.

Accountability

Your total number of bid retractions in the past six months is displayed in your Feedback Profile.

eBay will thoroughly investigate bid retractions. Abuse of this feature may result in the suspension of your account. Bids retracted within the last 24 hours of a listing can be viewed as bid shielding, which is a serious violation of our policy.

How To Retract a Bid

To retract a bid, use the Bid Retraction form.

Note: There is no equivalent for bid retraction in Buy It Now listings. Once you've confirmed your purchase, you are obligated to pay the seller.

Answer 3

Go to eBay front page, click on "Live help"



There are 3 things you can do:



1. Contact Live help for eBay representatives to withdraw the bid from you.



2. Contact the seller to cancel your bid.



3. Fill out retraction form to have your bid withdraw. Since you said you made a typo error. You will have to enter the correct amount right after you withdrew the bid, else you would be considered as violating the terms of eBay.



I personally had the same experience as well. I chose method 1 to have my problems solved.



For more detailed explanation, please see here (above I just recalled from my head): http://pages.ebay.com/help/buy/questions/retract-bid.html



From the page, it says you have to do it before 12 hours of ending time. So hurry up, and good luck!

Answer 4

Your best bet would be to contact the seller before the bids ends, and ask to retract your bid from the auction entirely. Since you did click on a "confirmation" button for your bid, technically you are required to pay up to that amount should you be the highest bidder at the end of the auction.



I suggest reading this, for more help on retracting ebay bids:

http://pages.ebay.com/help/buy/bid-retract.html

Answer 5

try contacting the seller or go back and see the item you put your bid on and see if ther's a buuton that says retract bid

happened to me once already

Answer 6

Read Ebay Help about this topic for the answer.

Answer 7

BTW, e-bay *ALWAYS* asks you to confirm your bid, so this mistake seems kind of silly.