Terms and Conditions

Rules for everyone

There are rules that all bid4penny.com members, both buyers and sellers, need to know and follow. These rules are created to protect you and to keep this site like a safe place to buy, sell, and participate in the community.

Rules about general member conduct

Members aren't allowed to:

1. Use profanity on the site
2. Infringe on intellectual property
3. Create a new account or buy and sell on other existing accounts to avoid restrictions or limits
4. Make offers to buy or sell outside of bid4penny.com
5. Falsely report that another member has violated an bid4penny.com policy

When a buyer or seller issue comes up, depending on the particular situation, we may consider an individual's performance history and the specific circumstances, which can influence how we apply our rules and policies. At our discretion, we may choose to be more lenient with policy enforcement, as long as that decision doesn't result in bid4penny.com requiring payment from another member. We reserve the right to do the right thing for both buyers and sellers.

Rules about identity

bid4penny.commembers:

1. Must be at least 18 years old
2. Can't misrepresent their identities
3. Must always provide valid and complete contact information and must always have a valid email address
4. Can't publish the contact information of other members in an online public area
5. Must choose their user ID in a proper manner.

Rules for buyers

We want to maintain a safe, fair, and enjoyable marketplace for both buyers and sellers. If you're a buyer, we ask that you review and understand our policies, including the User Agreement, before you bid on or buy an item. Our policies are intended to:

1. Follow local laws and regulations
2. Minimize risks to buyers and sellers
3. Make sure that no one has an unfair advantage
4. Create an enjoyable buying experience
5. Protect intellectual property rights

Guidelines for buyers

The buying practices policy outlines the type of behavior that we don't allow from buyers—such as making unreasonable demands of a seller, or taking advantage of the eBay Money Back Guarantee.

Rules about bidding and paying

You can't use bid4penny.com if your account contains false contact information. Buyers and sellers sometimes need to be able to get in touch with each other, and we need to be able to contact our members.

You must pay for any item you commit to buying. Some sellers use an auction-style format, allowing you to bid on an item. Bidding is fun, but keep in mind that each bid you make is a binding contract to buy the item if you win. The same is true for Buy It Now purchases. Not paying for an item after you agree to buy it has negative consequences, explained in our unpaid item policy.

You can only bid if you really intend to buy the item, even if you're making a non-binding bid. You can only make non-binding bids on certain items, such as real estate and vehicles. This type of bid still means that you intend to buy the item. The bottom line is, don't place a bid unless you mean to buy the item.

You can't bid on your own item. We call this shill bidding and it not only violates our policies, it's against the law in many places.

Be careful about bidding on several items if you only want one. If you're the winning bidder of more than one auction-style listing, you need to purchase all the items you've won, even if they're the same or similar.

You can only retract a bid under specific circumstances. For example, if you meant to bid $10.00 but accidentally bid $1,000.00, you can retract the bid. Even then, you need to bid the amount you originally intended immediately. Never use bid retraction to manipulate the bidding process. Bid manipulation is unfair, and it has serious consequences.

Make sure that you read the listing description before you bid. Many of the problems buyers and sellers encounter are the result of simple misunderstandings about what is for sale and the terms of the sale. For example, some sellers only want to sell to bidders who live in a certain country, or who will pay using PayPal. Only bid on or buy an item if you can meet the requirements described in the listing. If you bid on an item and you don't meet the seller's requirements, we consider that unwelcome and malicious buying.

If you know the seller, you can't bid on the item with the intent to increase its price or desirability artificially. This rule applies to family, friends, roommates, employees, and online connections. Buying items from someone just to increase their Feedback score or improve their search standing is called shill bidding, and it's against our policies.

You can't offer to buy items outside of eBay. Our policies don't cover items bought outside of our site. If you buy items outside of eBay, we don't protect you against fraud. Sellers must follow the same rule, so if a seller offers to sell you something outside of eBay, don't accept the offer.

If you buy an item from a seller in another country, you can't ask the seller to mark the item as a gift in the customs declaration. This is illegal, and against our policies

If you're having a problem with a seller

1. Be honest and have good intentions when you try to resolve a transaction problem. Learn more about what to do if you don't receive an item or it doesn't match the listing description. Attempts to manipulate the eBay Money Back Guarantee are prohibited and can have serious consequences.
2. You can't try to contact other potential buyers to "warn" them about a seller. This is called transaction interference. If you have a concern about a seller's behavior, report it to us and we'll investigate.

If you're also a seller

If you're also a seller, please be sure to read our rules for sellers, and make sure that your listings follow our guidelines.