Appears its Normal practice to End Early if the bids are Low

[bayzbuyz]

It seems to have become normal practice for sellers to end auctions early if the bids are low either that or the are many clumsy sellers which either break, loose etc the item as that the reaso they use

but by some miracle they manage to find the item and relist soon after lol

which there was some way to eliminate these scamers from my searches that would save me wasting my time bidding

[phorum_junkie*]

How are they scammers? They are not gaining anything from you or anyone else. It is usually inexperienced, newbie sellers who don't realise that most bidding takes place in the last few minutes or who think a BIN is a reserve and they panic when it disappears.

A seller is perfectly entitled to end a listing any time they wish up to 12 hours before the end of the auction as until it is paid for by a buyer it is still their property to do with as they wish.

[digital*ghost]

which there was some way to eliminate these scamers from my searches that would save me wasting my time bidding

Well, you can't do that, but you can check the seller's completed listings over the last couple of weeks to see if they have a history of ending items after they've received bids and then relisting them - that's about the only way and it will only show you a narrow scope of their recent activities. (That, or any FB indicating a seller withdrew from a sale).

It's unfortunate - and frustrating, I'm sure - especially now there's typically no listing fees saved by starting at (risking) a lower sale price so there's no real benefit in starting an auction at a price the seller isn't prepared to accept, but there's not a lot that can be done about it and I do think being able to withdraw items from sale (on average) solves more problems than it creates. 

[retailtherapist_8]

With respect , is there some text missing in your post OP? I found it quite difficult to follow.?:|

[putney32]

I admit it can be annoying

Same when I go to a real Auction house and find a list of 4 or 5 items that have been withdrawn from the Auction before it begins, or sit thru to find item has a higher Reserve than I was willing to bid (no reserve on ebay aussie).

However, as already pointed out (1) there is no scam involved, and ebay allows withdrawal of items under their rules

(2) item is the property of the seller until end of auction, so it is their call.

personally, I'd never start an auction on ebay under the price I would be happy to accept, so have never had the dilema of do I end early/ let it run?

[emeraldtarpon]

The biggest shock to the newbies is finding out they have been charged an insertion fee,after ending their item early...they think listing the item on ebay is free if they withdraw or end their item early (I bet this is happening a lot at the moment).

I believe an explination of the basic fees should be available to newbies prior to registering as a seller.

Transparency is accepted very well by the customer.

Who knows,people might "willingly" latch on to this type of ideology...the big dollar word here is "willingly".

You won't make a profit from people saying goodbye to your venue,that's for sure.

[belindabargainhunter]

yeh I would like a way to block sellers who have a history of ending auctions early

[putney32]

The biggest shock to the newbies is finding out they have been charged an insertion fee,after ending their item early...they think listing the item on ebay is free if they withdraw or end their item early (I bet this is happening a lot at the moment).

I believe an explination of the basic fees should be available to newbies prior to registering as a seller

insertion fees on the first 40 items are free for newbies (and others)

all basic fees are explained in the link under the Sell tab, clearly and precisely

[emeraldtarpon]

all basic fees are explained in the link under the Sell tab, clearly and precisely

Do they have to register prior to being able to access the information supplied under the Sell tab?

[romebounder]

maybe not scammers but certainly dodging the ebay reserve price fee