| One day, for whatever reason, you might | | | | The Item is No Longer for Sale. |
| decide you want to end one of your | | | | Perhaps you sold the item to someone |
| auctions early. Before you do, though, | | | | else, you lost it or it got broken. |
| you should carefully consider the | | | | Whatever happened, if you no longer have |
| ramifications of doing so because | | | | the item to sell, you should remove your |
| cancelling auctions can upset eBayers | | | | listing. In fact, this is just about the |
| and upsets eBay, and there might be | | | | only situation when eBay allows you to |
| another way to get the result you are | | | | do this. |
| looking for. You will also still get | | | | However, you need to make sure you |
| charged the Insertion Fee, so keep that | | | | remove the listing quickly because if |
| in mind. | | | | you leave it to the last 12 hours, eBay |
| I Want to Change my Listing. | | | | will refuse to let you remove it, no |
| If you just want to revise your listing, | | | | matter what your reason for wanting to |
| you usually won't have to end it. you | | | | remove it is. This might seem like cruel |
| can revise almost any listing that has | | | | and unusual punishment, but this rule is |
| more than 12 hours remaining and hasn't | | | | there to stop people from backing out in |
| received any bids. You can remove the | | | | the last few hours just because they |
| Buy it Now price, remove the reserve | | | | want to get a better price. |
| price, change the duration of the | | | | So How Do I End My Listing Early? |
| listing or add listing upgrades. | | | | You can do it by going to this page: |
| If the listing already has at least one | | | | and simply type in the item number and |
| bid, then you can still add upgrades or | | | | hit the Continue button. |
| make a change to the description. You | | | | Be very careful at this point. The |
| can even add more pictures too, if you | | | | option you almost certainly want to |
| want to. Once the listing gets into its | | | | choose is 'Cancel bids and end listing |
| last 12 hours without a bid, what you | | | | early' and not 'Sell item to high bidder |
| can do becomes far more limited. You can | | | | and end listing early'. You'll be asked |
| only really make a change to the | | | | to choose a reason why you ended the |
| description in this case. And when the | | | | listing and then your item will be |
| auction is in the last 12 hours and you | | | | cancelled. Any bidders you have will be |
| have a bid, then you can't even change | | | | emailed at this point to let them know |
| the description. | | | | what happened. |
| By the way, it's a very bad idea to | | | | Remember that ending a listing early |
| cancel a listing and ask your bidders to | | | | because it looked like it wasn't going |
| bid on another listing for the same item | | | | to get a good price is against the |
| instead. Chances are they'll be annoyed | | | | rules, and eBay could come after you and |
| with you and probably won't bother. | | | | get upset. |