Cancel bid or make buyer retract?

Bliggity

This is a very low-dollar question, but I want to make sure I handle it the right way. I have a card listed on eBay. The title and description clearly identify it as a reprint (not a "fake," but a legitimate Topps-issued reprint). I run it as an auction starting at $0.99. It gets one bid at $1.00 and I'm thrilled. A second bidder then bids $1.25. Immediately after bidding, the second bidder contacts me and asks me to cancel his bid because he didn't realize it was a reprint. Lame excuse, but ok. In a situation like this, should I be the one responsible for cancelling the bid, or should I tell the buyer to retract the bid because he made a mistake in bidding? I don't want the first bidder to think that I shilled the auction for a quarter (although the shill wouldn't have worked anyway, because the first bidder only bid $1.00).

Thanks all!

brendanb438

Tell bidder to cancel his own bid.6y

LarkinCollector

If the auction is still live, have the bidder cancel. If not, you are the only one who can.

EagleEyeKid

I'm going to say that you should cancel his bid because he did the correct thing by contacting you. His reason is not one of the options provided for bid retraction (wrong amount, seller changed description, and cannot contact seller). By you canceling his bid; it also allows you to state the reason (buyer didn't realize it was a reprint) which will help null out the suspected shill bidding.
I tend to suspect shill when I see a buyer retract with wrong amount excuse.

grote15

Agree with Eagleeye. Also, ebay prevents bid retractions under certain circumstances, too, depending on time left, etc.

packCollector

I highly doubt it matters either way