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Posted By: davidcycleback

As a seller, I never end an auction early if there is a bid placed-- the rare exception being when I end the auction to sell to the one and only bidder as I feel the price is fair and it's been days without a second bidder. However, if there are 0 bidders, I do reserve the right to change the minimum bid (helpful hint: it won't go down), shipping cost (I often start with below my cost shipping to attract bidders) or end the auction early.

Sometimes, after say 5 days with no bids I end the auction early as I figure I might as well keep the lot if there is no expressed interest, the autographed ball is doing no harm on the shelf and I can bypass the trouble of packaging and finding where I put the LOA. Occasionally I will then get an email from someone who said he was watching the entire auction but didn't get a chance to place the minimum bid. I scratch my head and say to myself, "It takes how many days to place a bid?"