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Shanon PingI believe that you have handled it well, as for me there have been times in the past when I am watching an item and for various reasons missed bidding on it, then the auction ended with no bids or reserve not met. I have contacted the seller at that point and requested a price to buy outright. Some have sold without relisting and one or two have relisted with a BIN and I bought.
On the selling end I am almost always contacted by bidders early in the auction to end them. I politely reply NO that auction will run it's course and I appreciate their interest. I usually do not use BIN because I feel that I may be cheating myself. One item (a raw T205 Johnson) I listed with a BIN of $500 sold within an hour and the second item (SCG 20 US Caramel Dickey)listed with a BIN of $225 sold within a couple of hours. I made money on both but I still wonder if I shorted myself.