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opion on asking to end auctions early
Posted By: tom mcconnell
# 1 is it proper and 2nd if so hows best the way to approach a seller whithout the fear of him feeling offended and making me feel like im doing something wrong . i have never crossed this path before |
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opion on asking to end auctions early
Posted By: boxingcardman
Just ask politely. |
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opion on asking to end auctions early
Posted By: Russ Bright
some sellers are going to be offended either way, they're just like that. I always try to write a polite e-mail asking about their policy and if possible would they consider ending the auction early - sometimes they will because it will save them the final value fees - the BIGGEST thing is DON'T LOWBALL THEM - everyone wants a deal, i know, but nothing pisses me off more than someone asking to end my auction early and them offering me 10% of fair market value - if you don't know what it's worth, ask them what THEY think a fair value is on it - some people (also) are WAY off - like the folks that think their Beatles albums are worth 100 dollars each... |
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opion on asking to end auctions early
Posted By: Bill Stone
I am not exactly sure how it is done but in the past on eBay auctions I have sent the Seller a message that says--" if you will put a Buy it Now price of $1,000.00 I will take it "--all I ask is that you coordinate the time so I get in first --it has always worked in the past and since the price was fair I think it made both the Seller and me happy. |
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opion on asking to end auctions early
Posted By: Mark
It all depends upon the seller... |
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Posted By: cmoking
just make sure you ok it with every member of this board. |
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Posted By: Dan Bretta
I have asked probably about 5-10 times now to have someone put a BIN on an auction and it has never happened. Every time except once I have gotten the card for less than I would have offered to end the auction. The last guy I think was pissed that I asked if he would consider a BIN and he put my question up for all to see along with his resounding NO!!!. I still won it for less than I would have offered. |
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Posted By: Eric Brehm
I hate it when sellers end auctions early. I'm tracking an item, trying to decide if I want to bid on it, and then poof, it's gone. It would be even more annoying if an item ended early that I had actually placed a bid on, but so far that hasn't happened yet. |
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Posted By: Ricky Y
I ask politely and make a reasonable offer. Most sellers would reply back politely yes or no. |
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opion on asking to end auctions early
Posted By: Matt
"I hate it when sellers end auctions early. I'm tracking an item, trying to decide if I want to bid on it, and then poof, it's gone." |
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opion on asking to end auctions early
Posted By: cmoking
"If you put your bids in earlier, the sellers, seeing that the item will do well, will probably not end it." |
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opion on asking to end auctions early
Posted By: Matt
cmoking - exactly. Just be aware that by making the choice not to bid, you are contributing to a seller wanting to take a good offer early. |
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opion on asking to end auctions early
Posted By: Jantz
I've had two auctions go "poof" on me in the last week. I was alittle pinced, but I guess I'll just wait longer and find another. I figure its the seller's property so he/she can do whatever they want with it. |
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Posted By: Eric Brehm
One thing I've seen lately on eBay is that, on high demand items, the bidding that takes place through the course of the auction is largely irrelevant, because serious bidders don't show their hand until the last few seconds of the auction, either manually or with a snipe program. For sellers, there is no guarantee this will happen late in the auction, so I guess I can understand them entertaining offers early on -- but I still wish they would either set a fixed price or run a normal auction, so everyone knows what to expect. As a buyer, I've had to adjust my strategy, and I generally don't put in my best max bid until near the end. |
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Posted By: boxingcardman
"But then if you do that, you decrease the chance of winning at the price you wanted. So would you rather have a higher chance of paying more and/or losing the card in an auction where you bid high and early...or would you rather have a higher chance of the seller ending the auction and selling it to someone else (and oh by the way, that someone else may have paid more than you wanted to pay anyway)" |
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Posted By: cmoking
boxingcardman - not a bad plan, I like it! |
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Posted By: John H.
I would never ask if a bid has already been placed on an item. If there are no bids I would ask very politely if the seller would consider ending an item early if I offered $X for it. |
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Posted By: MVSNYC
"hows best the way to approach a seller without the "FEAR" of him feeling offended and making me feel like im doing something wrong" |
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Posted By: Dan Bretta
It is against ebay rules to ask a seller to sell the item off of ebay. You should either get the high bid and then ask the seller to end the auction or ask for a BIN to be placed on the item. |
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Posted By: T206Collector
"Please do not end your auction early. If you decide to end your auction early, please give me an opportunity to top any offers you have received." |
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opion on asking to end auctions early
Posted By: Vincent
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