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barrysloateBut ebay permits a seller to shut down without penalty, and that is part of the problem. One of the things a bidder should evaluate is if someone outside the hobby finds something great and puts it on ebay (typically a rare card, ungraded, and with a description revealing the seller has no idea what he has), that will be the person most likely to get bombarded with offers to close early. A professional dealer with ebay experience knows how things find their level at the end.