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Mazz
01-12-10, 05:06 PM
I've got a auction running atm for a friend, now hes been offered good money for a private sale, so basically, if i cancel the auction do i still have to pay the fee's? atm its just over £100 due to the 9k reserve..

Fanks :)
Southie
01-12-10, 05:11 PM
This any good Mazz >LINK (http://pages.ebay.co.uk/help/sell/end_early.html)<
Pete
01-12-10, 07:00 PM
iirc when i ended a few early i still had to pay the fees
novasrikev
01-12-10, 07:22 PM
yes you do as your advertising on there pal
MK999
01-12-10, 07:30 PM
It's much easier if you accidentally leave it on and a friend happens to buy it and is ok with ending the transaction mutually, it's just a shame the chances of this happening are so slim... :p
Mazz
01-12-10, 08:30 PM
does that get around the fee's then? care to explain more? only a hypothetical of course..
bmw156
01-12-10, 08:41 PM
when i have ended auctions, for outside sales.

i have had to pay the listing fee, but not the completed fee as its never completed.

make sure when you cancel it, you pick the right option to cancel bids rather then sell to the highest bidder lol.

and if you go through Mk999's method, then you will have to wait a while, for the repayment i believe.
John
01-12-10, 08:42 PM
plus the buyer would get an upaid item strike.
MK999
01-12-10, 09:27 PM
plus the buyer would get an upaid item strike.

Not true, different system.

At the auction end you mutually agree to end the sale for whatever reason. I believe the buttons for it are on the sellers end. Unpaid item strike is for "seller pissed off, no money received, buyer says **** you" situations.

It means you don't have to pay the fee's although I can't remember if it's the full fees or just the final value you get back and can relist it for free as per unsold item.

I did it earlier this year, but as a buyer not a seller.
Calamity Josh
03-12-10, 11:01 AM
Why put a reserve??? Just put it up for what you want there is nothing more annoying than an item on for 99p with a £2000 reserve...
Mazz
03-12-10, 06:00 PM
Because you attract much more people that way, there's nearly 200 watchers and 20 bids...
Calamity Josh
05-12-10, 06:16 PM
Because you attract much more people that way, there's nearly 200 watchers and 20 bids...

It's useless having 20 bids as no one can actually buy anyway, unless they sit typing random numbers for hours untill they discover the reserve, and just because there was "200 watchers" doesn't mean they are interested they could just be curious