topic Re: can i end an item if no bidders are listed? in Selling

can i end an item if no bidders are listed?

suzxxx — Sun, 02 Feb 2014 01:35:27 GMT

Re: can i end an item if no bidders are listed?

diecastcarsvicki — Sun, 02 Feb 2014 02:01:17 GMT

im not 100% sure but my understanding is a seller can end a listing if more than 12 hours is still remaining on the listing even if bids are placed. but if no bids are placed then i dont know if you can end listing with less than 12 hours remaining. only way to find out is try if you cant maybe change item discription with sorry item no longer available please dont bid or something simlar. im sure someone will have better info or answer soon

Re: can i end an item if no bidders are listed?

digital*ghost — Sun, 02 Feb 2014 02:06:12 GMT

If no bids have been placed at all, the seller can end the listing at any time.

Re: can i end an item if no bidders are listed?

zelly888 — Sun, 02 Feb 2014 02:41:20 GMT

A seller can also end a listing anytime even if there are bids placed.

Re: can i end an item if no bidders are listed?

digital*ghost — Sun, 02 Feb 2014 02:59:27 GMT

@zelly888 wrote:
A seller can also end a listing anytime even if there are bids placed.

Not in the last 12 hours.

Re: can i end an item if no bidders are listed?

zelly888 — Sun, 02 Feb 2014 03:01:28 GMT

Yes you can

A bidder can not retract a bid in the last 12hrs

Re: can i end an item if no bidders are listed?

digital*ghost — Sun, 02 Feb 2014 03:09:40 GMT

@zelly888 wrote:
Yes you can
A bidder can not retract a bid in the last 12hrs

Have you ever been able to do this? I know other sellers haven't, and the help page says if bids have been placed, in the last 12 hours a seller can only cancel the bids but not actually end the item.

http://pages.ebay.com.au/help/sell/end_early.html

Re: can i end an item if no bidders are listed?

zelly888 — Sun, 02 Feb 2014 03:16:34 GMT

You currently have bids on your listing. Please select one of the following options:

Cancel bids and end listing early

We will automatically cancel all bids and notify the bidders.
To avoid paying a fee for ending your listing early.
The reason for early ending will appear in the listing (you can select a reason on the next page).

Once again YES you can

Re: can i end an item if no bidders are listed?

digital*ghost — Sun, 02 Feb 2014 03:36:26 GMT

From the page I linked to..

Timing Matters

When there are 12 hours or less remaining and the item has a winning bid, including a reserve met bid, sellers cannot make any changes to the listing, including:

Ending the item early. Sellers may cancel bids, but not end the item unless the item is being sold to the high bidder.

I presumed the OP was asking about being able to end a listing with no bids because they don't want to / can't sell the item anymore, but I guess I should have mentioned you can only end it in the last 12 hours if the seller is selling to the highest bidder (you can't cancel the bids and then end).

Re: can i end an item if no bidders are listed?

zelly888 — Sun, 02 Feb 2014 03:44:18 GMT

(you can't cancel the bids and then end).

Yes you can cancel the bids and then end

What I showed you in my previous post was from one of my listings that has 3 hrs to go and all I had to do is proceed a bit further and I could have ended the listing.

Re: can i end an item if no bidders are listed?

digital*ghost — Sun, 02 Feb 2014 03:48:10 GMT

@zelly888 wrote:
(you can't cancel the bids and then end).

Yes you can cancel the bids and then end
What I showed you in my previous post was from one of my listings that has 3 hrs to go and all I had to do is proceed a bit further and I could have ended the listing.

At the risk of going around in circles.... No you wouldn't have.

Just because it looks like you can do something, doesn't mean the system will allow it to be done. It happens all the time on eBay - with listing forms, dispute processes etc etc etc.

Re: can i end an item if no bidders are listed?

collect247 — Sun, 02 Feb 2014 04:00:28 GMT

Yes to OPs question

Re: can i end an item if no bidders are listed?

zelly888 — Sun, 02 Feb 2014 04:08:12 GMT

Yes I would have and hopefully someone will soon agree with me

Re: can i end an item if no bidders are listed?

jensmanchester-australia — Sun, 02 Feb 2014 04:10:46 GMT

Zelly - sorry but I have to back DG on this one.

If an item has bids on it the seller can only end the listing in the last 12 hours if they are prepared to sell it to the current highest bidder.

The seller can cancel bids within the last 12 hours but is unable to end the listing even if all bids have been cancelled.

If a buyer places a bid within the last 12 hours they can retract their bid within one hour of placing the bid. After that they are unable to retract their bid.

Re: can i end an item if no bidders are listed?

zelly888 — Sun, 02 Feb 2014 04:18:14 GMT

If an item has bids on it the seller can only end the listing in the last 12 hours if they are prepared to sell it to the current highest bidder.

That is the second option

The first option is you can end the listing altogether.

I can't believe none of you agree with this

Re: can i end an item if no bidders are listed?

digital*ghost — Sun, 02 Feb 2014 04:20:07 GMT

@zelly888 wrote:
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I can't believe none of you agree with this

I'm basing my posts both on the information provided by eBay, and on previous posts in the forum by sellers who have cancelled all bids with less than 12 hours to go but not been able to end the listing - they have tried, but eBay prevents it.

Re: can i end an item if no bidders are listed?

zelly888 — Sun, 02 Feb 2014 04:27:52 GMT

Well I'm basing my posts on fact that you can end a listing anytime with or without bids with information provided by Ebay,so why then would you and I have been given two different scenarios to the same question? So is it some sellers that can and some sellers that can't end a listing,this must be the reason because I'm a seller that can.

Re: can i end an item if no bidders are listed?

jensmanchester-australia — Sun, 02 Feb 2014 04:29:36 GMT

Zelly - yes the first option will show but you can only use that option if there is more than 12 hours left on the listing.

If you try to do it a message comes up from ebay advising you the listing can't be ended as there is less than 12 hours left.

This is to stop sellers from listing auctions at a low starting price and withdrawing right at the end if the price hasn't gone high enough.

Re: can i end an item if no bidders are listed?

zelly888 — Sun, 02 Feb 2014 04:32:54 GMT

You are 100% incorrect

Re: can i end an item if no bidders are listed?

jensmanchester-australia — Sun, 02 Feb 2014 04:36:51 GMT

Well then the ebay help pages are also 100% incorrect.

http://pages.ebay.com.au/help/sell/end_early.html

A run quite a few 99c auctions and I wish sometimes that I could end an auction within the last 12 hours as I can see the item is going to sell at a loss but the system will not allow it.