sayah wrote:

What do we think about people who bid to win on ebay, then fail to follow
through on their commitments?

I am attempting to sell a boat on ebay and have had 2 bidders win auctions
and fail to follow through on their promise to purchase.

Under what circumstances did they "fail to follow through?"

1st of all, read the fine print at E-Bay. There is no enforceable contract
between the seller and the winner of the auction.

2nd of all, boats are not particularly suitable items for sale through a
medium like E-Bay, IMHO. Typically boat sales follow a pattern of attracting
an offer, buyer inspection and/or professional survey, revision of offer,
final sales contract, then closing. There is a reason for this, that pattern
offers the best way of protecting both the buyer's and seller's interests;
somewhat like houses.

It may be that the winners of your boat auction were actually 9 year olds
playing on daddy's computer. Or it may be that they felt your boat was
misrepresented and not worth the money. Who can tell?

In any event, DO NOT post a for-sale ad here in this newsgroup, and don't post
a link to your E-Bay auction page either. That is not what this newsgroup is
for, read the charter. A word to the wise and all that....

DSK