| One day, you might decide that you want to | | | | fact, this is just about the only situation |
| end an auction early. Before you do, though, | | | | when eBay allow you to. |
| you should consider why you want to do it: | | | | |
| cancelling auctions upsets buyers and upsets | | | | However, you need to make sure you get the |
| eBay, and there might be a better to way to | | | | listing removed quickly - if you leave it to |
| get what you want. | | | | the last 12 hours, eBay will refuse to let |
| | | | you remove it, whatever has happened. This |
| I Want to Change my Listing. | | | | might seem cruel, but it's there to stop |
| | | | people from backing out in the last few hours |
| If you just want to revise your listing, you | | | | because they want to try again for a better |
| don't always need to end it. For listings | | | | price. |
| that have more than 12 hours left to run and | | | | |
| haven't received any bids, you can revise | | | | So How Do I End My Listing Early? |
| almost everything. You can remove the Buy it | | | | |
| Now price or reserve price, change the | | | | You can do it at this page: Just type in the |
| duration of the listing, or add listing | | | | item number and hit 'Continue'. |
| upgrades. | | | | |
| | | | Now, be very careful. The option you almost |
| If the listing already has one or more bids, | | | | certainly want to choose is 'Cancel bids and |
| then you can still add upgrades, or add to | | | | end listing early', NOT 'Sell item to high |
| the description. You add more pictures too, | | | | bidder and end listing early'. You'll be |
| if you want to. Once the listing gets into | | | | asked to choose a reason why you ended the |
| its last 12 hours, however, what you can do | | | | listing, and then it will end. Your bidders |
| becomes far more limited, even if it has no | | | | will be emailed to let them know what |
| bids: you can only really add to the | | | | happened. |
| description. | | | | |
| | | | Note that ending a listing early because it |
| It's a very bad idea, by the way, to cancel | | | | looked like it wasn't going to get a good |
| one listing and ask bidders to bid on another | | | | price is against the rules, and eBay could |
| listing for the same item instead. The | | | | come after you and get upset. |
| chances are they'll be annoyed with you, and | | | | |
| won't bother. | | | | Speaking of breaking the rules, if you're |
| | | | selling software on eBay, did you know that |
| The Item is No Longer for Sale. | | | | there are special rules that apply to you? |
| | | | Plenty of sellers have no idea, and are being |
| Perhaps you sold the item to someone else, | | | | caught out every day - that's why our next |
| you lost it or it got broken. Whatever | | | | email will explain the rules clearly for you, |
| happened, if you no longer have the item to | | | | just in case you need to know. |
| sell, you should remove your listing - in | | | | |