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Ending Auction Early
A seller ended an auction an hour early on an item i was going to bid on - is this allowed?
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A seller ended an auction an hour early on an item i was going to bid on - is this allowed?
woodland_gnome
·2 years agoYes, in some circumstances. In the last 12 hours the seller can end the auction early to sell to the then high bidder at the then "current bid" price, OR without a winner if there has NEVER been a bid. The seller cannot end an auction that has ever had a bid without a winner in the last 12 hours (s/he can do so before then but there is a fee based on the amount of the highest bid cancelled).
OR you may have been misled by the time displays (which can show different timezones--often without saying WHICH timezone applies--on different pages).
eastlaneave
Mentor2 years agoIf there are no bids, a seller can end an auction without penalty. If there are bids and a seller ends the auction early, there is a penalty.
When I really, really want something, I put an initial bid in, just so the auction is far less likely to be ended. Later, I may put a higher bid in, after I have thought about how badly I want the item.
You can message the seller to encourage them to list the item again. Don't try to take the transaction off eBay though.