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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Yes, you are right. This was in another thread, but it belongs in this one too. But, "Authoritarian", "Totalitarian", the "need to control", in the long run these types of attitudes create a scenario that is fatal to business. That is what I was thinking of when I used the term "Berlin Wall", which was an attempt to control-it stands to me as a symbol of controlling others by force. Freedom is essential for business to work. What Ebay is doing is trying to control and manipulate heck, I can’t even discuss other business with people who buy off Ebay from me, one of the very reason scores of people are on the site and why it has been so successful. Business people are going to go elsewhere to meet and do business. Ebay wants every dime and they will end up losing scores of dollars because of their idiotic idea that they’ve got to get every dime of business there is. The truth is, in a capitalistic society, the more money that flows, the more money there is to go around. Ebay has what I call the "small town" mentality, the belief that there are only so many dollars, and if they don’t grab all they can get, they will lose out. Booming economies work because more money begets more money and more prosperity. Ebay has lost site of what it is doing. The business model has become a failure. Sell your stock before it is too late.
Their management is grossly incompetent. I’d like to attribute it to criminal activity, but honestly I think it is criminal stupidity. Their management is doing one tried and tested act of corporate idiocy after another – starting with thinking they are auctioneers and trying to buy the real thing – and now they are at the point where they can’t even run their business properly. AQ
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Geez, Lois, ebay may rule your world, but in mine this is *not* illegal by any stretch of the imagination. Go ahead an shiver in your boots about crossing the great ebay OZ, but some of us are looking behind the curtain. I am not condoning trying to screw ebay, but it seems to me that they can’t even trust us enough to simply have kept the lines of communication open between potential buyers and sellers. Most sellers would prefer to put their item out in the open market rather than selling it to someone who just comes along and asks to buy it. PM – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – How about "Item illegally sold off eBay to avoid FVF?" Lois They need two more choices: None of the Above Item sold to top bidder at the price auction closed at says… When did this start? Ending Your Listing Early Select one reason for ending your listing early. The reason will appear on the Ended Item page. The item was lost or broken. The item is no longer available for sale. There was an error in the minimum bid or Reserve amount. There was an error in the listing. Posted on the Announcements Board on 3/14: *** End Auction Early Feature Enhancements *** In direct response to a Community suggestion, we are updating the End My Auction Early feature to improve usability and provide more information regarding listings that have been ended early. The new enhancements streamline the reporting process for sellers while also providing more information to bidders. As part of the process, sellers will be asked to select a reason for ending their listing early. This reason will be posted to the closed View Item page. In addition to the reporting process, we also will automatically cancel all bids for sellers if item being ended is no longer available to sell. Please be aware that the improvements to the End Auction Early feature will not be fully operational for a couple of days until the changes have been completely released to the site. In order to use this enhanced feature, access it by simply clicking on the "site map" at the top of any eBay page and then select "End my auction early" under the "Manage My Items for Sale" heading. Thanks to all the buyers and sellers who suggested these changes!
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Ending Your Listing Early Select one reason for ending your listing early. The reason will appear on the Ended Item page. The item was lost or broken. The item is no longer available for sale. There was an error in the minimum bid or Reserve amount. There was an error in the listing.
What happened to "none of the above"? Seems to me that reason #2 is pretty generic!
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If you use reason #2 it cancels all your bids. If you want to end the auction early and sell to the current high bidder there is no choice that reflects that. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Ending Your Listing Early Select one reason for ending your listing early. The reason will appear on the Ended Item page. The item was lost or broken. The item is no longer available for sale. There was an error in the minimum bid or Reserve amount. There was an error in the listing. What happened to "none of the above"? Seems to me that reason #2 is pretty generic!
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It’s people like you who make Ebay "paranoid". Did you not understand the TOS you agreed to? – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Have they lost their minds? What in the world is the reason for this? What if we get a high bidder and are happy with the price, we still have to make them wait? They say "thanks to all the buyers and sellers who suggested this". What sellers would care? Paranoia now reigns supreme at Ebay. They must all be smoking crack over there. I think the Vrane "Bomb Auction" tool caused them to do this, I think it scared them out of their minds and now they’re running around like chickens with their heads cut off doing truly nutty stuff. They truly have gone completely paranoid about losing money and are trying to use every tool to get every last dime they can-in the process destroying a good thing-a good thing for themselves. I once worked at UPS and don’t like some of the corporate policy, but they had a motto that "we don’t care if we get scammed by a few customers, most people are basically honest." UPS was right, most people are. The people at Ebay apparently don’t think that about us, their sellers, they think we’re all crooks out to hoodoo them. When the time comes, I’m jumping ship. Oh well, little strokes….. | | When did this start? | | Ending Your Listing Early | | Select one reason for ending your listing early. The reason will | appear on the Ended Item page. | | The item was lost or broken. | The item is no longer available for sale. | There was an error in the minimum bid or Reserve amount. | There was an error in the listing. | | Posted on the Announcements Board on 3/14: | | *** End Auction Early Feature Enhancements *** | | In direct response to a Community suggestion, we are updating the End My | Auction Early feature to improve usability and provide more information | regarding listings that have been ended early. | | The new enhancements streamline the reporting process for sellers while also | providing more information to bidders. As part of the process, sellers will be | asked to select a reason for ending their listing early. This reason will be | posted to the closed View Item page. In addition to the reporting process, we | also will automatically cancel all bids for sellers if item being ended is no | longer available to sell. | | Please be aware that the improvements to the End Auction Early feature will not | be fully operational for a couple of days until the changes have been | completely released to the site. In order to use this enhanced feature, access | it by simply clicking on the "site map" at the top of any eBay page and then | select "End my auction early" under the "Manage My Items for Sale" heading. | | Thanks to all the buyers and sellers who suggested these changes! |
– Bill Funk bfunk1 on Ebay
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You can go to this site: www.auctionguild.com He talks about ways of setting up your own opt in user lists to defeat Ebays stupid attempts to prevent you from doing any othe business with your own customers. (If they’re a venue, then how can they "own" the customer). Ebay really doesn’t think with logic, the think with $$$ on their minds, which precludes logical thinking-long term they will lose the $$$ because of this thinking. Ebays current business model is on a death train-they’re taking the company straight into the sewer.
| Yes, I missed that discussion. could you fill me in on whether there are any ways | around this? (ebay’s shutting down access to members email address) | | PM | | | Yes, you are right. This was in another thread, but it belongs in this one too. | | | I agree. Ever since they screwed sellers (and buyers) by cutting off their | ability | | to communicate with one another (other than sending a question to seller, or | | between active bidder and seller, I’ve felt the same. I wish it were paranoia, | | though. I think it’s greed, pure and simple. | | | | PM |
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How about "Item illegally sold off eBay to avoid FVF?" Lois
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – They need two more choices: None of the Above Item sold to top bidder at the price auction closed at says… When did this start? Ending Your Listing Early Select one reason for ending your listing early. The reason will appear on the Ended Item page. The item was lost or broken. The item is no longer available for sale. There was an error in the minimum bid or Reserve amount. There was an error in the listing. Posted on the Announcements Board on 3/14: *** End Auction Early Feature Enhancements *** In direct response to a Community suggestion, we are updating the End My Auction Early feature to improve usability and provide more information regarding listings that have been ended early. The new enhancements streamline the reporting process for sellers while also providing more information to bidders. As part of the process, sellers will be asked to select a reason for ending their listing early. This reason will be posted to the closed View Item page. In addition to the reporting process, we also will automatically cancel all bids for sellers if item being ended is no longer available to sell. Please be aware that the improvements to the End Auction Early feature will not be fully operational for a couple of days until the changes have been completely released to the site. In order to use this enhanced feature, access it by simply clicking on the "site map" at the top of any eBay page and then select "End my auction early" under the "Manage My Items for Sale" heading. Thanks to all the buyers and sellers who suggested these changes!
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Yes, I missed that discussion. could you fill me in on whether there are any ways around this? (ebay’s shutting down access to members email address) PM – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Yes, you are right. This was in another thread, but it belongs in this one too. | I agree. Ever since they screwed sellers (and buyers) by cutting off their ability | to communicate with one another (other than sending a question to seller, or | between active bidder and seller, I’ve felt the same. I wish it were paranoia, | though. I think it’s greed, pure and simple. | | PM
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Or that you might just happen to find an identical item at the flea market that afternoon. (I hate having to think in this manner, how to outwit Ebay, but I want to be a businessman, not an employee of Ebay).
Why would that be a reason for a seller to cancel an auction? Makes sense for a bidder cancelling a bid, but I thought the topic here is reasons for sellers to cancel an auction. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – | All you have to agree to is that the item is no longer for sale. That does | *not* say that it might not become available again in the very near future. | | PM | | | Am I reading this right? I’m snipping some parts and moving | them around to see if it makes sense: | | "In addition to the reporting process, we also will automatically | cancel all bids for sellers if item being ended is no longer | available to sell." | The item was lost or broken. | The item is no longer available for sale. | There was an error in the minimum bid or Reserve amount. | There was an error in the listing. | | So….if you select one of the top two reasons, all bids are | cancelled. But….if one of the bottom two are selected, bids | are NOT automatically cancelled? This means that you’d | have to manually cancel the bids anyway, otherwise you’d | have to sell the item to the high bidder even if there was an | error in the listing? | | What a circumvent 
| | Kris | says… | | When did this start? | | Ending Your Listing Early | | Select one reason for ending your listing early. The reason will | appear on the Ended Item page. | | The item was lost or broken. | The item is no longer available for sale. | There was an error in the minimum bid or Reserve amount. | There was an error in the listing. | | Posted on the Announcements Board on 3/14: | | *** End Auction Early Feature Enhancements *** | | In direct response to a Community suggestion, we are updating the End My | Auction Early feature to improve usability and provide more information | regarding listings that have been ended early. | | The new enhancements streamline the reporting process for sellers while | also | providing more information to bidders. As part of the process, sellers will | be | asked to select a reason for ending their listing early. This reason will | be | posted to the closed View Item page. In addition to the reporting process, | we | also will automatically cancel all bids for sellers if item being ended is | no | longer available to sell. | | Please be aware that the improvements to the End Auction Early feature will | not | be fully operational for a couple of days until the changes have been | completely released to the site. In order to use this enhanced feature, | access | it by simply clicking on the "site map" at the top of any eBay page and | then | select "End my auction early" under the "Manage My Items for Sale" heading. | | Thanks to all the buyers and sellers who suggested these changes! | | | — | | | Paul Melzer P. O. Box 1143 ~or~ 12 E. Vine St. | Member: Antiquarian Booksellers’ Association of America; | International League of Antiquarian Booksellers; Manuscript Society | |
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Yes, you are right. This was in another thread, but it belongs in this one too. But, "Authoritarian", "Totalitarian", the "need to control", in the long run these types of attitudes create a scenario that is fatal to business. That is what I was thinking of when I used the term "Berlin Wall", which was an attempt to control-it stands to me as a symbol of controlling others by force. Freedom is essential for business to work. What Ebay is doing is trying to control and manipulate heck, I can’t even discuss other business with people who buy off Ebay from me, one of the very reason scores of people are on the site and why it has been so successful. Business people are going to go elsewhere to meet and do business. Ebay wants every dime and they will end up losing scores of dollars because of their idiotic idea that they’ve got to get every dime of business there is. The truth is, in a capitalistic society, the more money that flows, the more money there is to go around. Ebay has what I call the "small town" mentality, the belief that there are only so many dollars, and if they don’t grab all they can get, they will lose out. Booming economies work because more money begets more money and more prosperity. Ebay has lost site of what it is doing. The business model has become a failure. Sell your stock before it is too late.
| I agree. Ever since they screwed sellers (and buyers) by cutting off their ability | to communicate with one another (other than sending a question to seller, or | between active bidder and seller, I’ve felt the same. I wish it were paranoia, | though. I think it’s greed, pure and simple. | | PM | | | Have they lost their minds? What in the world is the reason for this? What if | we get a high bidder and are happy with the price, we still have to make them | wait? | They say "thanks to all the buyers and sellers who suggested this". What | sellers would care? | Paranoia now reigns supreme at Ebay. They must all be smoking crack over there. | | I think the Vrane "Bomb Auction" tool caused them to do this, I think it scared | them out of their minds and now they’re running around like chickens with their | heads cut off doing truly nutty stuff. | | They truly have gone completely paranoid about losing money and are trying to | use every tool to get every last dime they can-in the process destroying a good | thing-a good thing for themselves. | I once worked at UPS and don’t like some of the corporate policy, but they had a | motto that "we don’t care if we get scammed by a few customers, most people are | basically honest." UPS was right, most people are. The people at Ebay | apparently don’t think that about us, their sellers, they think we’re all crooks | out to hoodoo them. | | When the time comes, I’m jumping ship. | | Oh well, little strokes….. | says… | | | | When did this start? | | | | Ending Your Listing Early | | | | Select one reason for ending your listing early. The reason will | | appear on the Ended Item page. | | | | The item was lost or broken. | | The item is no longer available for sale. | | There was an error in the minimum bid or Reserve amount. | | There was an error in the listing. | | | | Posted on the Announcements Board on 3/14: | | | | *** End Auction Early Feature Enhancements *** | | | | In direct response to a Community suggestion, we are updating the End My | | Auction Early feature to improve usability and provide more information | | regarding listings that have been ended early. | | | | The new enhancements streamline the reporting process for sellers while also | | providing more information to bidders. As part of the process, sellers will be | | asked to select a reason for ending their listing early. This reason will be | | posted to the closed View Item page. In addition to the reporting process, we | | also will automatically cancel all bids for sellers if item being ended is no | | longer available to sell. | | | | Please be aware that the improvements to the End Auction Early feature will | not | | be fully operational for a couple of days until the changes have been | | completely released to the site. In order to use this enhanced feature, access | | it by simply clicking on the "site map" at the top of any eBay page and then | | select "End my auction early" under the "Manage My Items for Sale" heading. | | | | Thanks to all the buyers and sellers who suggested these changes! | | | | — | | | Paul Melzer P. O. Box 1143 ~or~ 12 E. Vine St. | Member: Antiquarian Booksellers’ Association of America; | International League of Antiquarian Booksellers; Manuscript Society | |
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They need two more choices: None of the Above Item sold to top bidder at the price auction closed at – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – When did this start? Ending Your Listing Early Select one reason for ending your listing early. The reason will appear on the Ended Item page. The item was lost or broken. The item is no longer available for sale. There was an error in the minimum bid or Reserve amount. There was an error in the listing. Posted on the Announcements Board on 3/14: *** End Auction Early Feature Enhancements *** In direct response to a Community suggestion, we are updating the End My Auction Early feature to improve usability and provide more information regarding listings that have been ended early. The new enhancements streamline the reporting process for sellers while also providing more information to bidders. As part of the process, sellers will be asked to select a reason for ending their listing early. This reason will be posted to the closed View Item page. In addition to the reporting process, we also will automatically cancel all bids for sellers if item being ended is no longer available to sell. Please be aware that the improvements to the End Auction Early feature will not be fully operational for a couple of days until the changes have been completely released to the site. In order to use this enhanced feature, access it by simply clicking on the "site map" at the top of any eBay page and then select "End my auction early" under the "Manage My Items for Sale" heading. Thanks to all the buyers and sellers who suggested these changes!
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HMM, I guess Vrane can come up with that one, item is no longer available for sale, and do the Power Bomber auto Reserve thingy, or whatever they called it. In fact, I hope they’ll dream up some wild stuff just to really drive the Ebay execs wacko, some real Rube Goldberg stuff just to get the Ebay execs trying to figure out what the purpose of it is.
| All you have to agree to is that the item is no longer for sale. That does | *not* say that it might not become available again in the very near future. | | PM |
| | Am I reading this right? I’m snipping some parts and moving | them around to see if it makes sense: | | "In addition to the reporting process, we also will automatically | cancel all bids for sellers if item being ended is no longer | available to sell." | The item was lost or broken. | The item is no longer available for sale. | There was an error in the minimum bid or Reserve amount. | There was an error in the listing. | | So….if you select one of the top two reasons, all bids are | cancelled. But….if one of the bottom two are selected, bids | are NOT automatically cancelled? This means that you’d | have to manually cancel the bids anyway, otherwise you’d | have to sell the item to the high bidder even if there was an | error in the listing? | | What a circumvent | | Kris | | | When did this start? | | Ending Your Listing Early | | Select one reason for ending your listing early. The reason will | appear on the Ended Item page. | | The item was lost or broken. | The item is no longer available for sale. | There was an error in the minimum bid or Reserve amount. | There was an error in the listing. | | Posted on the Announcements Board on 3/14: | | *** End Auction Early Feature Enhancements *** | | In direct response to a Community suggestion, we are updating the End My | Auction Early feature to improve usability and provide more information | regarding listings that have been ended early. | | The new enhancements streamline the reporting process for sellers while | also | providing more information to bidders. As part of the process, sellers will | be | asked to select a reason for ending their listing early. This reason will | be | posted to the closed View Item page. In addition to the reporting process, | we | also will automatically cancel all bids for sellers if item being ended is | no | longer available to sell. | | Please be aware that the improvements to the End Auction Early feature will | not | be fully operational for a couple of days until the changes have been | completely released to the site. In order to use this enhanced feature, | access | it by simply clicking on the "site map" at the top of any eBay page and | then | select "End my auction early" under the "Manage My Items for Sale" heading. | | Thanks to all the buyers and sellers who suggested these changes! | | | — | | | Paul Melzer P. O. Box 1143 ~or~ 12 E. Vine St. | Member: Antiquarian Booksellers’ Association of America; | International League of Antiquarian Booksellers; Manuscript Society | |
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Or that you might just happen to find an identical item at the flea market that afternoon. (I hate having to think in this manner, how to outwit Ebay, but I want to be a businessman, not an employee of Ebay).
| All you have to agree to is that the item is no longer for sale. That does | *not* say that it might not become available again in the very near future. | | PM |
| | Am I reading this right? I’m snipping some parts and moving | them around to see if it makes sense: | | "In addition to the reporting process, we also will automatically | cancel all bids for sellers if item being ended is no longer | available to sell." | The item was lost or broken. | The item is no longer available for sale. | There was an error in the minimum bid or Reserve amount. | There was an error in the listing. | | So….if you select one of the top two reasons, all bids are | cancelled. But….if one of the bottom two are selected, bids | are NOT automatically cancelled? This means that you’d | have to manually cancel the bids anyway, otherwise you’d | have to sell the item to the high bidder even if there was an | error in the listing? | | What a circumvent | | Kris | | | When did this start? | | Ending Your Listing Early | | Select one reason for ending your listing early. The reason will | appear on the Ended Item page. | | The item was lost or broken. | The item is no longer available for sale. | There was an error in the minimum bid or Reserve amount. | There was an error in the listing. | | Posted on the Announcements Board on 3/14: | | *** End Auction Early Feature Enhancements *** | | In direct response to a Community suggestion, we are updating the End My | Auction Early feature to improve usability and provide more information | regarding listings that have been ended early. | | The new enhancements streamline the reporting process for sellers while | also | providing more information to bidders. As part of the process, sellers will | be | asked to select a reason for ending their listing early. This reason will | be | posted to the closed View Item page. In addition to the reporting process, | we | also will automatically cancel all bids for sellers if item being ended is | no | longer available to sell. | | Please be aware that the improvements to the End Auction Early feature will | not | be fully operational for a couple of days until the changes have been | completely released to the site. In order to use this enhanced feature, | access | it by simply clicking on the "site map" at the top of any eBay page and | then | select "End my auction early" under the "Manage My Items for Sale" heading. | | Thanks to all the buyers and sellers who suggested these changes! | | | — | | | Paul Melzer P. O. Box 1143 ~or~ 12 E. Vine St. | Member: Antiquarian Booksellers’ Association of America; | International League of Antiquarian Booksellers; Manuscript Society | |
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All you have to agree to is that the item is no longer for sale. That does *not* say that it might not become available again in the very near future. PM – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Am I reading this right? I’m snipping some parts and moving them around to see if it makes sense: "In addition to the reporting process, we also will automatically cancel all bids for sellers if item being ended is no longer available to sell." The item was lost or broken. The item is no longer available for sale. There was an error in the minimum bid or Reserve amount. There was an error in the listing. So….if you select one of the top two reasons, all bids are cancelled. But….if one of the bottom two are selected, bids are NOT automatically cancelled? This means that you’d have to manually cancel the bids anyway, otherwise you’d have to sell the item to the high bidder even if there was an error in the listing? What a circumvent Kris When did this start? Ending Your Listing Early Select one reason for ending your listing early. The reason will appear on the Ended Item page. The item was lost or broken. The item is no longer available for sale. There was an error in the minimum bid or Reserve amount. There was an error in the listing. Posted on the Announcements Board on 3/14: *** End Auction Early Feature Enhancements *** In direct response to a Community suggestion, we are updating the End My Auction Early feature to improve usability and provide more information regarding listings that have been ended early. The new enhancements streamline the reporting process for sellers while also providing more information to bidders. As part of the process, sellers will be asked to select a reason for ending their listing early. This reason will be posted to the closed View Item page. In addition to the reporting process, we also will automatically cancel all bids for sellers if item being ended is no longer available to sell. Please be aware that the improvements to the End Auction Early feature will not be fully operational for a couple of days until the changes have been completely released to the site. In order to use this enhanced feature, access it by simply clicking on the "site map" at the top of any eBay page and then select "End my auction early" under the "Manage My Items for Sale" heading. Thanks to all the buyers and sellers who suggested these changes!
– Paul Melzer P. O. Box 1143 ~or~ 12 E. Vine St. Member: Antiquarian Booksellers’ Association of America; International League of Antiquarian Booksellers; Manuscript Society
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I agree. Ever since they screwed sellers (and buyers) by cutting off their ability to communicate with one another (other than sending a question to seller, or between active bidder and seller, I’ve felt the same. I wish it were paranoia, though. I think it’s greed, pure and simple. PM – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Have they lost their minds? What in the world is the reason for this? What if we get a high bidder and are happy with the price, we still have to make them wait? They say "thanks to all the buyers and sellers who suggested this". What sellers would care? Paranoia now reigns supreme at Ebay. They must all be smoking crack over there. I think the Vrane "Bomb Auction" tool caused them to do this, I think it scared them out of their minds and now they’re running around like chickens with their heads cut off doing truly nutty stuff. They truly have gone completely paranoid about losing money and are trying to use every tool to get every last dime they can-in the process destroying a good thing-a good thing for themselves. I once worked at UPS and don’t like some of the corporate policy, but they had a motto that "we don’t care if we get scammed by a few customers, most people are basically honest." UPS was right, most people are. The people at Ebay apparently don’t think that about us, their sellers, they think we’re all crooks out to hoodoo them. When the time comes, I’m jumping ship. Oh well, little strokes….. | | When did this start? | | Ending Your Listing Early | | Select one reason for ending your listing early. The reason will | appear on the Ended Item page. | | The item was lost or broken. | The item is no longer available for sale. | There was an error in the minimum bid or Reserve amount. | There was an error in the listing. | | Posted on the Announcements Board on 3/14: | | *** End Auction Early Feature Enhancements *** | | In direct response to a Community suggestion, we are updating the End My | Auction Early feature to improve usability and provide more information | regarding listings that have been ended early. | | The new enhancements streamline the reporting process for sellers while also | providing more information to bidders. As part of the process, sellers will be | asked to select a reason for ending their listing early. This reason will be | posted to the closed View Item page. In addition to the reporting process, we | also will automatically cancel all bids for sellers if item being ended is no | longer available to sell. | | Please be aware that the improvements to the End Auction Early feature will not | be fully operational for a couple of days until the changes have been | completely released to the site. In order to use this enhanced feature, access | it by simply clicking on the "site map" at the top of any eBay page and then | select "End my auction early" under the "Manage My Items for Sale" heading. | | Thanks to all the buyers and sellers who suggested these changes! |
– Paul Melzer P. O. Box 1143 ~or~ 12 E. Vine St. Member: Antiquarian Booksellers’ Association of America; International League of Antiquarian Booksellers; Manuscript Society
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Am I reading this right? I’m snipping some parts and moving them around to see if it makes sense: "In addition to the reporting process, we also will automatically cancel all bids for sellers if item being ended is no longer available to sell." The item was lost or broken. The item is no longer available for sale. There was an error in the minimum bid or Reserve amount. There was an error in the listing.
So….if you select one of the top two reasons, all bids are cancelled. But….if one of the bottom two are selected, bids are NOT automatically cancelled? This means that you’d have to manually cancel the bids anyway, otherwise you’d have to sell the item to the high bidder even if there was an error in the listing? What a circumvent Kris – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – When did this start? Ending Your Listing Early Select one reason for ending your listing early. The reason will appear on the Ended Item page. The item was lost or broken. The item is no longer available for sale. There was an error in the minimum bid or Reserve amount. There was an error in the listing. Posted on the Announcements Board on 3/14: *** End Auction Early Feature Enhancements *** In direct response to a Community suggestion, we are updating the End My Auction Early feature to improve usability and provide more information regarding listings that have been ended early. The new enhancements streamline the reporting process for sellers while also providing more information to bidders. As part of the process, sellers will be asked to select a reason for ending their listing early. This reason will be posted to the closed View Item page. In addition to the reporting process, we also will automatically cancel all bids for sellers if item being ended is no longer available to sell. Please be aware that the improvements to the End Auction Early feature will not be fully operational for a couple of days until the changes have been completely released to the site. In order to use this enhanced feature, access it by simply clicking on the "site map" at the top of any eBay page and then select "End my auction early" under the "Manage My Items for Sale" heading. Thanks to all the buyers and sellers who suggested these changes!
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When did this start? Ending Your Listing Early Select one reason for ending your listing early. The reason will appear on the Ended Item page. The item was lost or broken. The item is no longer available for sale. There was an error in the minimum bid or Reserve amount. There was an error in the listing.
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When did this start? Ending Your Listing Early Select one reason for ending your listing early. The reason will appear on the Ended Item page. The item was lost or broken. The item is no longer available for sale. There was an error in the minimum bid or Reserve amount. There was an error in the listing.
Posted on the Announcements Board on 3/14: *** End Auction Early Feature Enhancements *** In direct response to a Community suggestion, we are updating the End My Auction Early feature to improve usability and provide more information regarding listings that have been ended early. The new enhancements streamline the reporting process for sellers while also providing more information to bidders. As part of the process, sellers will be asked to select a reason for ending their listing early. This reason will be posted to the closed View Item page. In addition to the reporting process, we also will automatically cancel all bids for sellers if item being ended is no longer available to sell. Please be aware that the improvements to the End Auction Early feature will not be fully operational for a couple of days until the changes have been completely released to the site. In order to use this enhanced feature, access it by simply clicking on the "site map" at the top of any eBay page and then select "End my auction early" under the "Manage My Items for Sale" heading. Thanks to all the buyers and sellers who suggested these changes!
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Have they lost their minds? What in the world is the reason for this? What if we get a high bidder and are happy with the price, we still have to make them wait? They say "thanks to all the buyers and sellers who suggested this". What sellers would care? Paranoia now reigns supreme at Ebay. They must all be smoking crack over there. I think the Vrane "Bomb Auction" tool caused them to do this, I think it scared them out of their minds and now they’re running around like chickens with their heads cut off doing truly nutty stuff. They truly have gone completely paranoid about losing money and are trying to use every tool to get every last dime they can-in the process destroying a good thing-a good thing for themselves. I once worked at UPS and don’t like some of the corporate policy, but they had a motto that "we don’t care if we get scammed by a few customers, most people are basically honest." UPS was right, most people are. The people at Ebay apparently don’t think that about us, their sellers, they think we’re all crooks out to hoodoo them. When the time comes, I’m jumping ship. Oh well, little strokes…..
| | When did this start? | | Ending Your Listing Early | | Select one reason for ending your listing early. The reason will | appear on the Ended Item page. | | The item was lost or broken. | The item is no longer available for sale. | There was an error in the minimum bid or Reserve amount. | There was an error in the listing. | | Posted on the Announcements Board on 3/14: | | *** End Auction Early Feature Enhancements *** | | In direct response to a Community suggestion, we are updating the End My | Auction Early feature to improve usability and provide more information | regarding listings that have been ended early. | | The new enhancements streamline the reporting process for sellers while also | providing more information to bidders. As part of the process, sellers will be | asked to select a reason for ending their listing early. This reason will be | posted to the closed View Item page. In addition to the reporting process, we | also will automatically cancel all bids for sellers if item being ended is no | longer available to sell. | | Please be aware that the improvements to the End Auction Early feature will not | be fully operational for a couple of days until the changes have been | completely released to the site. In order to use this enhanced feature, access | it by simply clicking on the "site map" at the top of any eBay page and then | select "End my auction early" under the "Manage My Items for Sale" heading. | | Thanks to all the buyers and sellers who suggested these changes! |
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I am a newbie at selling. I have an item that has NO BIDS and will end in less than 2 days. I know people wait sometimes until the very last minute to bid but now I am getting scared that it will go for the bare minimum. My questions are, if I cancel this auction, is it a mark against my eBay account or anything? Is it that big of a deal to cancel considering I have NO bids so far? Thanks for any comments.
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I am a newbie at selling. I have an item that has NO BIDS and will end in less than 2 days. I know people wait sometimes until the very last minute to bid but now I am getting scared that it will go for the bare minimum. My questions are, if I cancel this auction, is it a mark against my eBay account or anything? Is it that big of a deal to cancel considering I have NO bids so far? Thanks for any comments.
You can cancel an auction at any time for any of four stated reasons, but it is usually very dumb to do so. Under the uniform commercial code, you are, of course, obligated to sell your item at your closing price. Not doing so is an actionable offense with civil and possibly criminal penalties. It is also totally chicken shit. You NEVER list an auction item for less than you are willing to accept for it. — Many thanks, Don Lancaster Synergetics 3860 West First Street Box 809 Thatcher, AZ 85552 Please visit my GURU’s LAIR web site at http://www.tinaja.com
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I know people wait sometimes until the very last minute to bid but now I am getting scared that it will go for the bare minimum. You NEVER list an auction item for less than you are willing to accept for it.
AMEN! i agree fully! robert
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I am a newbie at selling. I have an item that has NO BIDS and will end in less than 2 days. I know people wait sometimes until the very last minute to bid but now I am getting scared that it will go for the bare minimum. My questions are, if I cancel this auction, is it a mark against my eBay account or anything? Is it that big of a deal to cancel considering I have NO bids so far? Thanks for any comments.
NEVER list an auction for less than you’re willing to sell the item for. You can put a reserve on an item, a nicely-priced BIN, or an appropriating starting price. ALWAYS set your bid price to cover your fees and what you paid for the item (unless it’s something you found around the house, in which case you search completed auctions and see what they usually sell for). Kris
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Cindy wrote My questions are, if I cancel this auction, is it a mark against my eBay account or anything? Is it that big of a deal to cancel considering I have NO bids so far?
You are free to end the auction at any time for any reason — it doesn’t "count against you" in any way. If it does have bids by the time you end it, be sure to cancel all bids or you will be obligated to sell to the highest bidder.
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I know people wait sometimes until the very last minute to bid but now I am getting scared that it will go for the bare minimum. You NEVER list an auction item for less than you are willing to accept for it. AMEN! i agree fully! robert
You’ve told her what NOT to do, but what should she do now? Is it possible to add a reserve price to an auction after it starts but before bids come in? How?
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I ran into a similar problem and was able to add a reserve price. Didn’t know that it was an option at the time but decided to try anyway. I think as long as you have over the 12 hr. minimum left with no bids you can change it. Gladly it hit and went over the reserve.
Cindy wrote My questions are, if I cancel this auction, is it a mark against my eBay account or anything? Is it that big of a deal to cancel considering I have NO bids so far? You are free to end the auction at any time for any reason — it doesn’t "count against you" in any way. If it does have bids by the time you end it, be sure to cancel all bids or you will be obligated to sell to the highest bidder.
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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I know people wait sometimes until the very last minute to bid but now I am getting scared that it will go for the bare minimum. You NEVER list an auction item for less than you are willing to accept for it. AMEN! i agree fully! robert You’ve told her what NOT to do, but what should she do now? Is it possible to add a reserve price to an auction after it starts but before bids come in? How?
Yes. The link is called "revise auction" and it’s on EVERY eBay auction page. It can be done as long as there are no bids, and the auction isn’t within 12 hours of ending. She can also change the starting price. It would have been nice to see the auction, because we don’t know if she started it at $.01 or at a high price that will never get a bid anyway. Kris
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You NEVER list an auction item for less than you are willing to accept for it.
I agree, but I do note in some of my bigger ticket auctions that I will cancel an auction which has no bids with a only a few hours remaining to force the hands of the snipers and get some action going. Happy Trails Johpa
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You NEVER list an auction item for less than you are willing to accept for it. I agree, but I do note in some of my bigger ticket auctions that I will cancel an auction which has no bids with a only a few hours remaining to force the hands of the snipers and get some action going. Happy Trails Johpa
… thus committing both civil and criminal UCC violations. — Many thanks, Don Lancaster Synergetics 3860 West First Street Box 809 Thatcher, AZ 85552 Please visit my GURU’s LAIR web site at http://www.tinaja.com
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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I ran into a similar problem and was able to add a reserve price. Didn’t know that it was an option at the time but decided to try anyway. I think as long as you have over the 12 hr. minimum left with no bids you can change it. Gladly it hit and went over the reserve. Cindy wrote My questions are, if I cancel this auction, is it a mark against my eBay account or anything? Is it that big of a deal to cancel considering I have NO bids so far? You are free to end the auction at any time for any reason — it doesn’t "count against you" in any way. If it does have bids by the time you end it, be sure to cancel all bids or you will be obligated to sell to the highest bidder.
Thanks bp and holly for the help needed. I really did not want to ‘cancel’ if there was another option. Also, I did not know (until now) if canceling had a negative effect on my eBay account. And, being "new" at this selling thing, I did not realize that I could add a "reserve" to an "already started" auction. As far as what I did do, I added a reserve price. Thanks!
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