16 Sep
1999
16 Sep
'99
4:31 p.m.
Megan wrote:
>You may miss out on just the bid you've been
waiting for if you end your
>auction early. Still, there may be times when you have a valid reason to
>end an auction. You may stop your auction when you decide not to sell. To
>do this, you must cancel all bids on your auction before it ends. If you do
>not do this, you are obligated to sell to the high bidder.
So if the current high bidder has a bid in eBay of say $100. They call
the seller and offer $1000 for closing the auction early. Result is the
buyer is assured the item, the seller pays commission on $100 but
actually receives $1000.
It might be devious but it seems to fall within the rules.
Regards
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