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Posted By: Dan Kravitz

OK, my guess is that no one wants to admit they ask a seller to end an auction early for fear that their peers will think less of them. I have to admit that I sometimes ask a seller to sell me a card before the auction has ended for 2 reasons. The first is to find out if I can circumvent the obvious and get the card at my price. The second is to find out if the seller would even sell the card before the auction ends, so I know if it worth pursuing. I have, by the way, been asked to end an auction early by some of our very own board members, and I do not see a problem with it. It may not be the "fair" way of acquiring what you want, but who said anything about being fair. If the seller and buyer want to work out a deal outside of the auction, so be it. It's a tough world out there and it's not getting any easier.