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Posted By: Rhett

My opinion is just the opposite of Lee's. If other people have bid on the item, then by no means would I end an auction early. Several times on ebay this has happened to me where I have been bidding on an item, only to find out some slimy guy got the seller to end the auction early, usually at a fairly low price. Rest assured if someone is offering to buy an item off-line it is because he doesn't want to have compete for the final bid price. I am not saying it is always bad to end an item early, if nobody has bid on an item and you get a fair offer, go ahead, but once there has been a bid placed on an item, don't end the item early. There are several sellers that engage in this practice, and I personally have kept track, and will never buy from those seller again, and I know I'm not the only one who keeps track of these things. You would be doing yourself a disservice by ending your auction early.
-Rhett