eBay requests to end auction early

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Posted By: David R

The offers to end the auction early were in the $350-375 range; the actual final auction price ended up over $500.

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Posted By: henry moses

to get a seller to end an auction early. There were a few bumps along the way but I managed to make a strong offer that the seller eventually accepted. She ended the auction and placed my offer as a buy-it-now to satisfy eBay (but not the few that might have placed higher bids). My guess is that with 160,000,000+ possibly looking in - it MIGHT have gone significantly higher. The only risk was/is that without me bidding and at least one other interested party - I or another high bidder might have snagged it for quite a bit less. "My name is Henry M. and I feel no guilt other than what I am saddled with because of my Jewish heritage". I have been on both sides. As a seller with many thousands of transactions - I only ended one auction early. The guy's story - the fact he was willing to pay twice what it was worth as evidenced by my great familiarity with the issue - and a momentary spike of greed (circumventing fees/cash in hand) lead me astray. After that I resolved never to do it again - the expectations of people looking at my listings include an implied equity in terms of procurement. Of course I was trying to cultivate repeat customers and not all sellers think that they relinquish control of an item just because they listed it. As a buyer I have been successful three times. Two of the items I resold for significant profits. The third will reside in my pack accumulation for quite a while. I've owned 5/6 of them but all were sold. Now it's MY turn eBay as mentioned earlier allows a seller to end their auction early if it is "no longer available". I just think it's bad business for the seller and usually they are leaving money on the table - good for me when I catch one - great sadness when someone else gets over. I learn to live with it. BTW - In today's climate the few times I write to a seller - it's usually NOT to ask them to end an auction early - but rather to NOT end it early. Another preemptive strike born of an ever aggressive culture and deeper pockets than mine. I'm more of the short hands and deep pocket crowd.