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Another eBay Auction Ended Early - WTF?

scottsusorscottsusor Posts: 1,210
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With the recent eBay sale of a 1968 Gates Brown PSA 9 for $760, I thought it was worth watching (and maybe bidding on) a raw MINT 1968 Gates Brown that was up this week, with the auction ending today. Last night, the high bid was $31.00 but today I see that the auction was ended early with that nebulous "Item is no longer available for sale" line. The seller's ID is vintagethings4youvintage. The card was going well over book value, so what do you suppose happened?

Scott

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  • qualitycardsqualitycards Posts: 2,811 ✭✭✭


    << <i>so what do you suppose happened? >>


    Someone probably made him an off-line offer he couldn't refuse...jay
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  • toppsguntoppsgun Posts: 787 ✭
    Be sure and email the seller. Tell him you were lurking in the sniping section of the auction and would've paid considerably more since a MINT 9 recently sold for $760. That should make him sick to his stomach and hopefully prevent future early-enders.
  • mcastaldimcastaldi Posts: 1,237 ✭✭✭
    in the last week I've had three or four bids cancelled from two different sellers. . .in each case, "your bid has been cancelled because the seller's account has been suspended"

    So I guess I feel lucky my bids weren't allowed to run to conclusion. . .

    Mike
    So full of action, my name should be a verb.
  • scottsusorscottsusor Posts: 1,210
    I have emailed the seller asking what happened. I didn't suggest what I'd have paid but that would have been a nice twist. Still, with the card at $31 with lots of time left, any sensible person would have recognized that there was a lot of interest. More likely, he wanted to save his eBay sales fee and sell it offline.

    Scott
  • Wayne8348Wayne8348 Posts: 769 ✭
    Toppsgun,

    If a group of us came up with enough cards that we could send to you for free, could we entice you to change that icon? That hurts my eyes.

    I know that you and Dude live near each other, but there's no reason to use his picture as your icon.image


    Wayne
    1955 Bowman Football
  • SideplateSideplate Posts: 141
    Toppsgun,

    I'm with Wayne. That picture reminds me of one of those really bad striper bars where you give the girl $5.00 just to put her shirt back on. I will pitch in a card or two if you will make that go away.

    Ken
  • murcerfanmurcerfan Posts: 2,329 ✭✭
    quoting the e-bay site

    "It is acceptable for sellers to end a listing early in order to sell an item at the current bid price to the high bidder. Bidders are permitted to contact sellers with requests to end a listing early; however, sellers are under no obligation to do so."
  • GoSoxBoSoxGoSoxBoSox Posts: 1,103


    << <i>Toppsgun,

    I'm with Wayne. That picture reminds me of one of those really bad striper bars where you give the girl $5.00 just to put her shirt back on. I will pitch in a card or two if you will make that go away.

    Ken >>




    Ken,

    I can't tell you how many times I've given a chick $10 the stay away for me for the night. In that stirit I pledge cards as well.

    Tom
    There is a fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness"
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