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Joe D.on a personal level you know I like you and consider you a friend -
I just don't see eye to eye with you on this one.
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"Once a week or so there are a multitude of posts on here about sellers ending auctions early and how much it sucks, never once have I seen people post “well its probably for the best the person who ended it, that card most likely belonged in his or her collection.”
And this whole the card belongs in your collection stuff…give me a break when a card is up for auction it belongs with the highest bidders collection, nothing more nothing less."
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my response to this would be:
If anyone can be so idealistic as to suggest ending auctions early is wrong (although not against any rules)... In that same context - why can't I be just as idealistic and suggest where a card belongs?
An ended auction stinks for those interested in the card - no doubt. I dislike it when it happens. But I don't think the seller did 'wrong' by me. I think it is part of the culture of eBay.
The same culture where buyers set snipes (an outside technology - playing on eBays timing feature) to get the lowest price they can on a card (at the expense of sellers). The same culture where a miscategorized items are coveted as 'finds' by buyers.
This is not an ethical wonderland. It is eBay. Ending auctions early is just as fair as buyers snipes IMO.