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