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Scott ForrestGreg, I understand what you are saying, but ebay has so many shady sellers with cool items, that you have to be prepared to play the game if you really want something.
Sometimes I ask a seller to add a BIN of their choice - I typically do this when a seller appears to be clueless or doesn't normally sell that type of item - I don't do it to rip them off, but rather to make sure they understand that I'm dead serious about the item and that they SHOULD NOT end the auction early for someone else. These sellers will almost always ask "what are you willing to pay" or they will say "no". If they ask my price, I give it to them, but I insist on the "BIN" just so I don't have to deal with board members jumping in to break up the deal. I DO NOT ask sellers to end auctions early when they already have bids.