Withdrawing an ebay item with bids? Help!

[Mattberkshire]

Hi all. I am currently selling my Honda CB250RS on ebay. I restored it from a box of bits. I had hoped to get £500 tops. The auction has 7 days to run and currently has 1 bid at £280.

Someone is coming tomorrow to view the bike. We had a long chat on the phone and basically he wants to buy the bike and will bring £500. It is 99% certain that he will buy it.

Question is - do you think I would be morally doing the right thing by accepting his cash, off ebay, and withdrawing the sale from ebay?

 

[Nelly]

If the guy is going to buy it, why don't you change the sell from a bidding sale to include a buy it now sale?
That way you get your £500.00.

Alternatively get your new buyer to put a bid in for £500.00.
I have no idea how many rules this infringes on e-bay though.

Nelly:thumbup:

 

[Cmayer31]

I googled and found this, it might help:

Edit** I also found something saything this isn't possible if there's less than 12 hours left on the item. Might require more research. I also don't know how many Ebay TOS rules this breaks**

Re: Withdrawing an item from eBay

> I have a problem. I've listed an item on ebay, but now I've discovered
> that the item is actually broken and I want to therefore withdraw it from
> sale.

That's unfortunate.

> My problem is that there have already been 4 bids on the item and I don't
> want to attract negative feedback by removing it from the auction.

I don't think that eBay explicitly explains how you can cancel your auction once you have bids on it, but it can be done.

What you need to do is find the link on the help section called "cancel bids". What you're going to have to do to safely remove the item (cancel the auction) is first cancel each and everyone's bid who bid on the item. Then, after that is done and there are *no bids* on your auction, you'll go to the link where you can *end auction early*.

It's a pain in the butt to cancel out all the bids, but if you fear getting negative feedback by completing the sale, it's the only way to do it.

> I don't see anywhere on eBay where it advises on this kind of situation.
> Can any experienced eBay'er out there advise please?

eBay keeps this little technique hidden and you have to literally make up this process in order to figure it out. ;o)

Hope this helps.

 

[crazy dave]

I am pretty sure you can only get feedback from a buyer or seller. Nobody can leave a positive or negative feedback if the auction was ended earlier. Im not %100 percent sure but pretty close. I work with eBay alot

 

[Oscar54]

If the guy is going to buy it, why don't you change the sell from a bidding sale to include a buy it now sale?
That way you get your £500.00.

Alternatively get your new buyer to put a bid in for £500.00.
I have no idea how many rules this infringes on e-bay though.

Nelly:thumbup:

I think that is the perfect solution! I have seen "Buy Now" disappear when bidding heats up, so I would think you could change it the other way?

 

[Numpty]

Matt just a thought dont take the bike off ebay until you have the cash in your hand from the dude thats coming tomorrow just in case he dont turn up.

 

[Mississippi]

I see post all the time stating that the item is for sale locally also, and the bidder reserves the right to end the auction early. I am not sure how they do it, but it is common. Look at a motorcycle for sale on e-bay from a dealer. My .02

 

[Fred]

Easy peasy.

If the bike sells, post up on ebay saying,"Sorry folks. I rode the bike into town today to gas it up and put air in the tires, and somebody's grandmother in a Lincoln Towncar ran me off the road. I'm just a little bruised thanks to wearing full armor. But the bike's got a bent frame, bent forks, and the crankcase on the motor is split wide open. I'm canceling the auction. Sorry.

 

[xj750_Pete]

Easy peasy.

If the bike sells, post up on ebay saying,"Sorry folks. I rode the bike into town today to gas it up and put air in the tires, and somebody's grandmother in a Lincoln Towncar ran me off the road. I'm just a little bruised thanks to wearing full armor. But the bike's got a bent frame, bent forks, and the crankcase on the motor is split wide open. I'm canceling the auction. Sorry.

A white like like this never hurt anyone. Though I have to wonder, what would one do if someone STILL wanted to buy it?

 

[grommit]

Ending Your Listing Early

 

[Fred]

A white like like this never hurt anyone. Though I have to wonder, what would one do if someone STILL wanted to buy it?

"Sorry, the insurance company has hauled the wreck away."

Anyway, I'm just kidding. Honesty is the best policy.

 

[MarinaFazer]

Yes, you should be able to if you state:

You made an error in the starting price or reserve amount.

Cancel the bids and move on. I've actually bid on an item then realized I didn't want it so I'd cancel my bid citing that I misread the item description or that it was the wrong model or something. So vice versa and you're good to go.

 

[buccs40oz]

Matt just a thought dont take the bike off ebay until you have the cash in your hand from the dude thats coming tomorrow just in case he dont turn up.

that is a good idea. i have taken things off auction before. you will not be punished in any way. all you have to do when going through it it say it is not for sale anymore. it has been done to be before. i was bidding on a TL1000 and i was set to win for like 2400. then all of a sudden it was gone and i didn't win. the owner cancelled the auction and started it over with a reserve higher then i bid and a buy it now. i can't blame him but he should have had to sell it with my price. he messed up with no reserve. i was pissed but you live and learn. good luck wth your sale i hope the guy pays cash.

 

[LERecords]

or just have someone on the forum bid on your item with like a $500,000 bid.. that will make sure you dont sell it

 

[buccs40oz]

I googled and found this, it might help:

Edit** I also found something saything this isn't possible if there's less than 12 hours left on the item. Might require more research. I also don't know how many Ebay TOS rules this breaks**

Re: Withdrawing an item from eBay

> I have a problem. I've listed an item on ebay, but now I've discovered
> that the item is actually broken and I want to therefore withdraw it from
> sale.

That's unfortunate.

> My problem is that there have already been 4 bids on the item and I don't
> want to attract negative feedback by removing it from the auction.

I don't think that eBay explicitly explains how you can cancel your auction once you have bids on it, but it can be done.

What you need to do is find the link on the help section called "cancel bids". What you're going to have to do to safely remove the item (cancel the auction) is first cancel each and everyone's bid who bid on the item. Then, after that is done and there are *no bids* on your auction, you'll go to the link where you can *end auction early*.

It's a pain in the butt to cancel out all the bids, but if you fear getting negative feedback by completing the sale, it's the only way to do it.

> I don't see anywhere on eBay where it advises on this kind of situation.
> Can any experienced eBay'er out there advise please?

eBay keeps this little technique hidden and you have to literally make up this process in order to figure it out. ;o)

Hope this helps.

no negative feed back will be allowed against you. it's like the aucton never happened

 

[doc_simple]

i just bought from an ebay store that had 2 auctions that I wanted to buy. He sold them to me combined shipping and canceled the auctions, no sweat.

 

[Oscar54]

Ending Your Listing Early

After reading Grommits link, it seems that Ebay will let you do it as long as you pay their fee!

 

[Oscar54]

or just have someone on the forum bid on your item with like a $500,000 bid.. that will make sure you dont sell it

Yah! And Paypal will be hounding you for their fee!

 

[Gilo-FZ6]

if he buys,pull the auction due to being stolen

 

[SovietRobot]

Have your friend create an account, and put in a crazy bid like $3,000, nobody will bid above that. Then just have him pay you cash for your asking price. You don't have to go through ebay for payments.