Ending Ebay listings early

[freakhappy]

Originally Posted by rainier2004

I dont know guys, I didnt realize how bad this is. Ill admit I am wrong.

Whenever I make an offer to end an auction, and it is rare, I am offering what I think the card is worth and am trying to avoid a pissing match at the end, compter glitches, etc and zach said. Ive also made the offer if I find another of the same card and want to see if I can get one of the sellers to go lower than the other. I dont think its morally correct to try and lowball an unknowing owner though...this seems in the same category as finding a box of pre-war cards in a garage sale and spending $10 on them and calling it good.
I have received offers to end an auction early that was more than I had hoped to receive in the end. I wasn't aware of the problem being as bad as it is though. I feel it comes down to intentions and it is NEVER alright to take advantage of someone, but I feel its perfectly legit to try and buy the card before my compitetion realizes its out there and make a fair offer. Early bird and the worm story?

Jeff - I guess it can hurt just to make an offer....and I agree "well-played".

So in order to never take advantage of a seller, if we see a BIN at a low price, should we email the seller and tell him to bump his price up to current market value???

I get that you are honest and don't want to take advantage of anyone, but if someone lists their product for sale, it is their responsibility to know the facts about their item. If someone came up to me with a bunch of HOF rookies or such and asked for info on the lot and I told them that it is junk, that's where integrity and further issues come into play.

It may be against Ebay rules to ask a seller to end an item early, but how hard is it really just to say "no thanks" and move on. I don't blame anyone who tries to get an item for the price they want. I wouldn't insult the seller with a crappy price, but I don't think there is anything wrong with contacting them and asking. Everyone knows that Ebay is mostly like a huge flea market and the only reason they don't want anyone to use their site to springboard sales offline is because it takes away from their profit.