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John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 07/26/2015 7:06 pm What is policy for ending an auction early? I made a snipe bid on a coin and soon after the auction was ended early. It had no bids and a starting bid of .99 with 9 hours to go. I think I had a bid on another auction awhile ago that I was winning but the seller ended it early. I think once an item is put up for auction the seller should be obligated to follow through with the auction weather an item sells for .99 or not at all. What do you all think? John1 Report this Post to the Staff

T-BOP Rest in Peace United States 18456 Posts	Posted 07/26/2015 8:29 pm Absolutely , as long as the seller does not state " RESERVE HAS NOT BEEN MET" Report this Post to the Staff
edweather Pillar of the Community United States 7375 Posts	Posted 07/26/2015 8:43 pm Unless I'm mistaken, unfortunately an auction can be ended early. Not sure if ebay penalizes a seller for doing so, but they should. I agree that if something is an auction, it should be kept until it ends. Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 07/26/2015 9:42 pm Seller can almost always end an auction early for many reasons, including various cop-outs such as "item not described correctly" or similar. Report this Post to the Staff
mgillette Valued Member United States 374 Posts	Posted 07/26/2015 10:21 pm Eh, when you put up hundreds of listings, you're gonna make a mistake - I know I have done it and had to end auctions early before. Report this Post to the Staff
Hello There Pillar of the Community United States 1191 Posts	Posted 07/26/2015 11:06 pm Happened to me on 2 certified Ike dollars ;( I gave 99 cents each and with a few minutes to go he ended the auction!? Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 07/27/2015 04:43 am I am thinking he/she ends the auction because they are going to lose money on the sale. That is wrong,IMHO. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
kakaratt77 Pillar of the Community United States 1414 Posts	Posted 07/28/2015 10:34 am Oh I've been on the bay a while and I thought a seller could only end it early if a) Reserve not Met or b) no bids... Report this Post to the Staff
atticguy Pillar of the Community United States 1373 Posts	Posted 07/28/2015 10:57 am It's possible the seller sold it to someone else outside of ebay. Check to see if the seller relists the item. I'm more curious about your mention of making a 'snipe' bid. I consider a snipe bid as making your first (and only) bid on an item in the last six seconds or so of a sale. Do I have the description wrong? Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 07/28/2015 11:35 am You have it right. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
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