I bid on a watch a few weeks back on here and I won it,long with a few other items. I got everything but the watch. My paperwork said the watch was on back order. How could they put soemthing up for auction if they dont have it in stock.

Cbid likes to piss people off,LOL. Actually it happens sometimes,for whatever reason. Don't worry,you'll get your watch with no additional shippping. X

It may have been in stock at the time it was put up for bid ... but they may have ran out by the time they processed your order.

These things happen, and they are always sent out as soon as they get them in, with no extra shipping charge.

When a company ships the volume of sales that CB does ... things like this are bound to happen once in awhile.

What watch did you win?

This is a new version of an old thread. It goes something like this: If you win an auction, it may ship up to 6 days later,depending on when you won it. Someone at the retail site may order that item on the same day and it would ship sooner. So they ship the retail first. Oops! That was the last one. Now your watch is backordered. Don't gripe. You will get your watch and you get it for cheap. Be glad. I have won many auctions and had one backorder. It happens. Well, how close is that to the truth guys?

But,did you get any matches?

You'll never get it. Your credit card has been charged and your money taken. If you call customer service you will get no answer. By the time you read this CBid will no longer exsist. You have no recourse. You've been had.

You'll never get it. Your credit card has been charged and your money taken. If you call customer service you will get no answer. By the time you read this CBid will no longer exsist. You have no recourse. You've been had...
Thanx,
CBid Customer Service

I won a 5-pack and instead of matches I got a watch!

Kinda like Cracker Jacks.















Just kidding Rock!

I didnt get my bubble gum in my pack of baseball cards once.

Mag

Know how you feel Mag bought a " Bazooka Joe " and there was no comic inside woo is me woo is me . JonR

I won one of those cheap hygrometers a few years back. It did not work. I called the CBID customer service people and they were fantastic. They sent me a "pre-paid" postage box to return the item, and sent me a new hygrometer. I was nice to see a business take "customer service" seriously. Great work CID!

Most businesses work off of an automated inventory system. Sometimes the system shows that there is one or twol items left in inventory and it isn't physically there (for whatever reason).

I'm sorry but you cannot put up for auction what you don't have.

At the very least each item that is unavailble must be marked as such on the site. It does have an impact on my bidding.

I am very upset that one of my items was unavailable!

If my bid is a contract then, you had better have what I am bidding on or I should have the right to cancel my bid.

Okay Perry Mason. Why don't you sue? I hope they left it out on purpose and they send you a pink "SWATCH" instead. At least it'll match your lingerie.

Eric, are you and rockjr6 the same person???? Like I said above, most businesses work from automated inventory systems and descrepancies occur from time to time. CBID has proven (at least to me) to be a very reputable company. I am sure that they had absolutely no intention of auctioning an item they did not have in stock. It is entirely possible that in fulfilling a backordered item that they actually loose money (or in some cases loose more money). If you contact customer service immediately on a backordered item, they MAY agree to cancel - you don't know until you ask. Ask any of the "oldtimers" here, CBID customer service is unsurpassed.

Mr. Needleman..you are very confused. If you take time to read the thread you will deduce that Rockjr6 and myself differ greatly in our opinions. BTW...lose..not loose. Honest mistake. I understand the language barrier.

So far I have had some sort of problem with each of the bids I have won from CBID (I am new so have only had 3-4 orders for about a total of $200-250). Nonetheless, the customer service has been very responsive. My first order was missing an item, my second order had a bum lighter, my third order came with slight damage and my fourth order is 2 days later than UPS tracking said it would be here (still waiting). Though frustrating, the prices are great, the website is great and the forum is fantastic. If I want something immediately I can go to the local store and pay too much. I am willing to deal with it. Part of the great thing about this site is the anticipation of winning a bid and the anticipation of waiting for delivery.

This is not the only site I have ordered from, but is the most fun one to deal with. I can be a difficult customer, but CBID has been very nice anyway.

My advice, use a sun dial until the watch arrives. Enjoy it when you get it.

i received my watch. i have to applogize,I was being a ******. It arrived in a timely fasten. I thank cbid in being prompt in there service.

Told ya

Your first problem is thinking that you "won" something...
I'm having a yard sale next saturday. Do you want to come over and "win" some more? The odds are good...