posted on November 13, 2000 12:38:58 AM
Have you ever changed your mind about something you put up for bid and kind of realized you like the item and don't want to really see it go? If you unlist it from eBay does that go against you?
I recently put this cute little miniature dollhouse rocking horse up for bid that I found at a thrift shop (it's been sitting on my computer for a few days now and I've grown to really like it and kind of want to keep it) and I'd like to unlist it.
posted on November 13, 2000 12:45:40 AM
You may end your auction early but you should cancel any bids BEFORE doing so to eliminate
any cause for complaint from bidders. It is up to you if you feel any explaination is needed. Sometimes none is better. It is your right to do, but better not to make a habit of doing obviously as your bidders may get real tired of it if it happens a couple times to them.
posted on November 13, 2000 04:24:58 AM
Sure, although usually the time between listing and shipping is long enough for me to enjoy the item and then freely say "goodbye". Sometimes it just kills me to see certain things go out the door. But most of the time I catch myself early enough in the game that I can end the auction before anybody bids. Yesterday morming I listed a lot of vintage fabric. Within a couple hours I decided hey, I WANT some of that stuff! So I revised the lot, listing only half of it, and kept the other half for me Glad I did it when I did, because it got a bid within about an hour.
posted on November 13, 2000 06:52:56 AM
Not usually after I've put it on. But I'm such a pack rat that I fall in love with a lot of stuff I originally bought to auction.
My solution is to start the bidding high enough that even if I only get the one bid, I console myself in the profit. If it doesn't sell at that price, I get to keep it. It's not for everyone, but it works for me.
I've only ended an auction early once after listing and it was because my best friend said she liked the item. There were no bids and no hassle whatsoever from eBay.
If there are bids, eBay's guidelines say you need to cancel them before you end the auction.
posted on November 13, 2000 07:46:07 AM
Had that happen just last week with a little pin I bought at an auction and decided to sell on e-bay. Trouble was--I attended the auction with a good friend and she really wanted the pin for herself, only wasn't in the area when it came up for bid. I went ahead and listed it, (hoping she'd forget...) but a couple days later she asked if she could buy it for the price I paid for it. I debated...but the nice side of me won out over the greedy side, and I canceled the bid I had, unlisted it and sold it to her for the price I paid. However, the bidder wrote me and was very upset! I gritted my teeth, looked up the e-bay rules and quoted their sections which said I could end an auction early. I was very polite and directed him to e-bay's "Help" section if he had further questions. I still felt bad that he was mad. But--the sun rose the next day when I received another e-mail from him--apologizing for being so grumpy the day before! My friend was happy, (I'm happy to keep her as a friend) and the bidder learned something new.
[ edited by joycel on Nov 13, 2000 07:48 AM ]
posted on November 13, 2000 10:39:15 PM
I appreciate all the replies I got here - thanks everyone!
Earlier today I unlisted the little rockinghorse - it didn't have any bids yet so it was easy to do. I hope miniature dollhouse items won't be the next thing I start collecting!!!! It seems like ever since I discovered eBay, I've started collecting so many different things!!!!!
posted on November 13, 2000 11:10:51 PMHave you ever changed your mind about something you put up for bid and kind of realized you like the item and don't want to really see it go?
Sure.
The best ones are when someone asks a question. You realize that the answer to that question is the right answer to a question you didn't understand at all until just now, and your listing utterly fails to capture some essential good value of the item.
If you unlist it from eBay does that go against you?
No, not in any formal way. When you cancel the bids, you have to give some explanation. For the above: "item improperly described, auction cancelled".
Glad I did it when I did, because it got a bid within about an hour.