ITEM Listed Elsewhere and reserve the right to end auction after item has been bidded on, UNFAIR.

[one_truth_only]

This is an AUCTION site, so IF YOU list an item as an AUCTION ITEM, (not as a buy it now).

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IF THEN it has been BIDDED ON, let the auction complete.

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IT is NOT FAIR if you stop the auction because you have stipulated,' have the right to end because item listed elsewhere for sale'.

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If you have it for sale elsewhere, DO NOT auction it. SELL IT.

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I have or had items here I too will sell elsewhere, but if a ebayer bids on the item listed for auction - then I honor there bid.

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Be fair dinkum.! We all have the right, but it is not appreciated if your right does the wrong to another person.

[*crikey*mate* · Accepted solution]

OK, the seller is in the wrong for having the item listed elsewhere. That is against eBay policy.

However it is their legal right to withdraw any item from sale at any time before that sale agreement is accepted and formed. (I think eBay however places limitiations on this and says up to 12 hours before auction ends).

Regradless, the seller has every right and that right is supported by Australian Law to remove that item from sale at any time before the sale agreement is formed.

[*crikey*mate*]

they don't even have to "reserve the right" the law gives them that right.

[one_truth_only]

Is that before or after a bid is placed?

[*crikey*mate*]

a bid is only an offer to buy an item at a particular price.

an offer can be rejected at any time before acceptance is communicated.

In an auction, acceptance of that offer occurs at the fall of the hammer or in the case of an electronic auction, when the time expires.

when the seller rejects a bid, he is rejecting an offer, thus not accepting that offer and thus not forming any kind of legal agreement or contract.

[one_truth_only · Accepted solution]

Thanks for the information.

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It sounds like a persons intent is that they have a reserve price in mind and if they do not get that on the auction, (even if they do not list the item stipulating a reserve price) they will choose to end the auction, regardless that someone has started bidding on the item at there starting bid.

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For the seller it's as if they will use whatever options to sell their item.

But for a buyer it's a matter of chance if they win or not.