All bids placed on Tradera are binding. The only exception is if the listing has a reserve price that has not been met. Bids below the reserve price then do not count as accepted bids.
As a seller, you are also obliged to accept the highest bid, as long as any reserve price has been met.
No. Once the second-highest bidder has been notified that they have been outbid, they are no longer bound by their bid. If no one else bids higher, it is up to the second-highest bidder to decide whether they want to complete the purchase. Bids placed after the highest bidder has withdrawn are binding.
Under "Sold" you can report a missed payment if the buyer has not completed the purchase. We recommend that you always try to contact the buyer before reporting.
After the first report, we send the buyer a warning email saying that it is not allowed to leave a won purchase unpaid.
If the buyer has more reports of unpaid items, the account may be suspended. How long the suspension lasts depends on several different factors.
A negative review does not carry as much weight as a report of a missed payment. This means that more negative reviews than reports are needed for an account to be blocked. This is because you can get negative reviews for many different reasons, which is why it is important that you report when a buyer does not pay.
It may also be that the account has been blocked but was recently reopened. The previous history remains even after the blocking period has ended.
If an account receives more reports of missed payments after recently being blocked for the same reason, the blocking period will be considerably longer.
Bid rigging
Bid rigging means that the selling price is manipulated, which can lead to a buyer paying more for an item than they otherwise would have.
It is not allowed to bid on listings from family members, friends, colleagues or other people close to you, even if you intend to complete the purchase.
Click "Report for review" at the bottom of the listing. Select "Other reason" and explain in the description why you suspect bid rigging.
If we can confirm that bid rigging has taken place, it may lead to a warning or to both the seller's and the bid rigger's accounts being suspended.