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Very Annoyed with Ebay sellers ending auctions (RANT!)

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carbore:
IN the last 3 days I have been bidding/watching 4 car trailers all of which ended early with no excuse, even ones I bid on.

Now this breeds the "how much to buy now mate, will you take £400 quid" culture that winds people up. If you are worried it may not sell, put a reserve on it. If someone wants to sell quick why not use buy it now or say "advertised locally for £500, Right to end early" or something if they do then its my risk to wait, but if not then its SUPPOSED TO BE AN AUCTION!

I know there are fees for doing this but at least give the honest buyer a clue about your intentions.

V8MoneyPit:
Oh yes. One of my real pet hates is people asking 'how much?' when I have an auction. My reply is usually rather blunt!

jjsaul:

--- Quote from: carbore on July 17, 2008, 10:37:25 ---why not use buy it now or say "advertised locally for £500, Right to end early"

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Do that and ebay usually end your auction for you, don't refund fees etc etc

mike142sl:
Now that sellers can't leave negative feedback the chance of a timewaster is far greater on Ebay. If someone turns up on the door with a hand full of money, you aren't going to tell them to sling their hook because it's on ebay - then run the risk of selling it for less to a tyre kicker who has bid on more than one trailer and decides he likes another one better than yours.

v8kenny:

--- Quote from: V8MoneyPit on July 17, 2008, 10:50:37 ---Oh yes. One of my real pet hates is people asking 'how much?' when I have an auction. My reply is usually rather blunt!

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Why ??   :huh:
I am more than happy to let prospective bidders who ask what my reserve is - that way, they know if it likely to be in their price range or not, and will weed out the pointless watchers/lurkers
If they want to make me an offer then that's fine too - before listing anything I know how much I will be happy to accept for an item
There are far too many idiots on ebay to knock back offers you are happy with to then run the risk of the item not selling
Ebay has long since stopped being an auction site and become no more than a shop window   

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