Sellers Ending Auction Early And Selling Outside Of Ebay

[tella27]

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eBay has changed their policy - now if there are bids on an item and its ended early the seller has to pay the fees on what ever the high bid was at.

I sometimes will reach out to a seller and see if there is an acceptable amount they'd take for the item. eBay hammers you for 11% and the Paypal for 3.5% - most times you can come to a price that works for both parties.

[HawaiiSportsNut]

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It always happens to me with memorabilia of Hawaii born athletes. I am either watching the item or place a low bid on it. Sometimes it can be a few hours, but most times it disappears within a day or two. A few months back I placed a low bid on a Joey Meyers bat. The auction was ended within a few hours, so I wrote to the seller. He said that someone offered him $75 for the bat so he ended it early. I told him that I was willing to bid over $100 for the bat. He wrote back & said that he would sell it to me for $100. I asked him what about the other buyer, he said that he was going to tell him/her that he changed his mind about selling it. I immediately wrote back to the sell & told him that I changed my mind about buying the bat. I did not want to deal with a seller like him.

[MLB~NUT]

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I like it, sometimes Ive been lucky enough to pickup a few items before auction ended! Other times I was just asked to bid, and usually won the item for less than I offered to get it early!

[ChiGuy1]

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Most people have no integrity anymore. I have taken a best offer, then hours later received an offer for double the price, but took the first offer that I accepted. eBay doesn't care about anyone but them$elve$ anyways.

[3arod13]

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There will always be differences of opinions on this issue. Ebay has rules, just like GUU, and people still try to find ways to work around them. Unfortunately, we are all different and people want to do what they want to do; especially if they gain from it.

I was mostly expressing my frustration about any seller who does this.

But I can say, Ebay sees it only one way. Don't list it, using their services to get it out there, then sell it outside of ebay.

[paul457]

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Trying to sell items on eBay or even this forum is a joke. I can never find buyers. I always list things with best offer, yet no one ever makes a offer. Then I'll finally sell something and the buyer turns around and is able to sell it for hundreds more

Same here.

Ever notice when you want something, you pay twice what it's worth because you're in a bidding ware with 30 bidders... but then when you turn around a week later and sell that same item, you get half of your money back?

Shill bidding anyone??

[cohibasmoker]

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I don't care what sellers or buyers do. It's the sellers item and he can do what he wants with it. None of my business. It only upsets me when I win it and get a refund because he sells it for more to someone else. That upsets me because I think of it as a handshake and I don't like anyone who will break their word. It's more about principle than it is the item.

If I miss an item because the seller removed it from Ebay I just chalk it up to it wasn't meant to be and move on. When I am dead I doubt if that item that got away will matter much.

If possible, I'll end an auction early if I know the other person and have done business with them in the past. Sometimes, I'll even pick up the postage.

Speaking of postage, it's getting more and more expensive to ship an item - especially with insurance. I'm finding that FedEx is less expensive than USPS but USPS is far and away faster than FedEx.

Jim

[paul457]

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It only upsets me when I win it and get a refund because he sells it for more to someone else. That upsets me because I think of it as a handshake and I don't like anyone who will break their word. It's more about principle than it is the item.

That's just a crappy thing to do, once the auction is over the agreement should be honored.

[yanks12025]

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Trying to sell items on eBay or even this forum is a joke. I can never find buyers. I always list things with best offer, yet no one ever makes a offer. Then I'll finally sell something and the buyer turns around and is able to sell it for hundreds more

[COWBOYS4EVR]

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I Cant Complain, Ive Had Jo And Others End Early For Something
I've Wanted. Ebay Is A Buisness For Sellers An If You Dont Catch The Train, You Get Ran Over..........

My Hate Of Ebay Sellers, Is When They List An Item At A Fixed Price. Then After An Hour And 10 Watchers Later The Price Has Jumped Almost Double.

[paul457]

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Who was this seller, so we can stay away in the future?

So I'm going to open up a can of worms here... but why would you 'stay away' from someone because they got a serious offer and sold an item instead of waiting the auction out?

As someone who sells on eBay, I can tell you its a complete joke, and I can safely say it's almost not worth the headache. If nothing else I see it as an advertising tool. If someone is ready to pay and meets my magic number, I'll pull an auction every time vs. waiting for it to end. I am not ashamed to admit that.

This hobby is one where people's wants / needs are very unique, and what's hot today is worthless tomorrow (and it can literally happen that fast). If you miss an opportunity to sell something, you may not get another chance to sell it.

As the old saying goes, 'a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush'.

[toddhead]

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I would recommend writing the seller and letting him/her know you plan on bidding or asking for a head's up if someone makes an offer that would cause him/her to end the auction early.

[Roady]

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I don't care what sellers or buyers do. It's the sellers item and he can do what he wants with it. None of my business. It only upsets me when I win it and get a refund because he sells it for more to someone else. That upsets me because I think of it as a handshake and I don't like anyone who will break their word. It's more about principle than it is the item.

If I miss an item because the seller removed it from Ebay I just chalk it up to it wasn't meant to be and move on. When I am dead I doubt if that item that got away will matter much.

[ousooner_85]

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This is something that frustrates me from time to time. Although there was an instance on an item that I said to myself....."self if you can't beat them, join them" I made an offer and the seller accepted.

My motivation for doing this was I knew if a certain eBay member saw the item he would do the same thing or buy it regardless of the price. It was an instance where my only chance of getting what I considered a rare piece in my niche was to make an outside offer.

I assume there could have been the rare instance where the guy I'm talking about didn't see it and bid but that would be the first time, he wins 99% of everything he bids on that I'm watching.

[jeffaary]

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I'm not a fan of buyers or sellers that conduct back door business on Ebay, and I know from personal experience that we have both on this board. I don't understand why a seller would do that anyway. If you accept an offer, how do you know the item wouldn't have brought more if the auction went to the end? If someone made me a big offer that was as much or more as I was hoping to get for the item, why not set that offer as the reserve price and see if someone else (including the person making the offer) would top it?