Accepting/Refusing auction bids

[portlandnice]

Are sellers required to accept winning bids in auctions that do not meet the stated starting price?  And if not, what is the process for turning them down?  My first auction will end in a couple day and I don't want to make any mistakes -- or sell below what I feel the item is worth, if I can help it.  Thanks for any and all help!

[nobody*s_perfect]

A bid is not the same thing as an offer.

It is not possible for a bidder to place a bid that is lower than the opening bid price of the auction.

If the auction has the "Best offer" option, the seller is allowed to accept, counteroffer, decline, or even just ignore any offer.  An ignored offer will expire in 48 hours (or when the auction ends or if it gets  a bid; whichever comes first).

When the auction gets a bid, the option for "Make offer" disappears and if there are any active offers or counteroffers, they just expire immediately. The bidding proceeds as if the offer option had never been there at all.