| There are occasions when you would like to | | | | you could also upset potential buyers and |
| remove your auction off eBay before it has | | | | watchers. |
| run its full course. You are allowed to close | | | | |
| an auction early, however there are limited | | | | If you're going to close down your auction, |
| circumstances where eBay approve of this | | | | it's preferable to do this quickly i.e. well |
| action. | | | | before the auction's end point. eBay frown |
| | | | upon sellers who remove auctions near their |
| If the item is no longer for sale - for | | | | conclusion simply because they want to try |
| example you might have sold it elsewhere, or | | | | the auction again and see if they can get a |
| it's been broken, or you've mislaid it - then | | | | better price next time. |
| you can go ahead and close your auction | | | | |
| early. If you don't have the item to sell, | | | | It may be, however, that what you really |
| then you should remove your auction. | | | | wanted to do is just change you auction. You |
| | | | may have thought that the only way to do this |
| These are the pages where you commence the | | | | was to cancel the auction and set it up again |
| removal process: | | | | with the amendments in place. |
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| To remove your item from eBay.co.uk go here - | | | | But did you know you can revise your listing |
| | | | in just about any way you wish and at any |
| | | | time, subject to a couple of exceptions? |
| To remove your item from go here - | | | | |
| | | | You can change title, description, duration, |
| Once you've entered your auction number, eBay | | | | change/add pictures, add listing upgrades - |
| will ask you to choose the reason which best | | | | in fact, virtually anything to do with your |
| reflect why you're closing your auction | | | | auction. |
| early. The option you almost certainly want | | | | |
| 'Cancel bids and end listing early'. If you | | | | The exceptions are that you can only amend |
| opt for 'Sell item to high bidder and end | | | | auctions which have more than 12 hours left |
| listing early' your auction will cease, and | | | | to run, and which have not received any bids |
| your item will be sold to the highest bidder | | | | at the time you make the alterations. |
| at the point of auction closure. | | | | |
| | | | Closing your auction early is a legitimate |
| Bear in mind, however, that closing auctions | | | | function on eBay, but please make sure you're |
| early isn't really in the spirit of eBay, and | | | | doing it for the right reasons. |