soozieq
Headphoneus Supremus
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The reason I'm asking is because someone asked me to end the auction early for my Denon AH-C751 and offered me the 'buy-it-now' price AFTER someone else had already bid - and the BIN had disappeared. He's asked me at least 3 times and also asked if I was selling 'fakes' which was a bit rude!!!
Anyway, I looked at the eBay help section which states this:
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Well, if an item is listed - why would it suddenly no longer be available for sale? As it is, I haven't ended the listing early because I'm unsure how to interpret the rules, and I also thought it's not fair to end listings early and sell the item privately. But does the 'item no longer available' imply you sold it and that's why it's no longer available?
Can anyone else make more sense of the rules than me? The way I'm interpreting the above - is that you can end any listing early and just sell to anyone who e-mails you with a decent offer? Is there some kind of etiquette I'm missing here?? I thought the whole point of an auction was to select how many days you wanted to list it for - and then wait for it sell / not sell?
Anyway, I looked at the eBay help section which states this:
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Reasons for ending listings early include: [size=x-small] The item is no longer available for sale.[/size] * There was an error in the starting price or reserve amount. * There was an error in the listing. * The item was lost or broken |
Well, if an item is listed - why would it suddenly no longer be available for sale? As it is, I haven't ended the listing early because I'm unsure how to interpret the rules, and I also thought it's not fair to end listings early and sell the item privately. But does the 'item no longer available' imply you sold it and that's why it's no longer available?
Can anyone else make more sense of the rules than me? The way I'm interpreting the above - is that you can end any listing early and just sell to anyone who e-mails you with a decent offer? Is there some kind of etiquette I'm missing here?? I thought the whole point of an auction was to select how many days you wanted to list it for - and then wait for it sell / not sell?