Why do people end higher end ebay auctions early?

brouthercard said:

I understand settling for a price off-line to avoid ebay fees, but how do you know that price is high enough?

Why end an auction with five days to go, perhaps the highest bidders were going to wait till the last minutes to bid anyways, why not give them a shot, rather than selling too low too early?

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brouthercard said:

I understand settling for a price off-line to avoid ebay fees, but how do you know that price is high enough?

Why end an auction with five days to go, perhaps the highest bidders were going to wait till the last minutes to bid anyways, why not give them a shot, rather than selling too low too early?

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mredsox89 said:

brouthercard said:

I understand settling for a price off-line to avoid ebay fees, but how do you know that price is high enough?

Why end an auction with five days to go, perhaps the highest bidders were going to wait till the last minutes to bid anyways, why not give them a shot, rather than selling too low too early?

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If I had a card listed that went for $100 in the past week, and I got an offer mid auction for $125 off ebay, you can bet most would take it

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brouthercard said:

mredsox89 said:

brouthercard said:

I understand settling for a price off-line to avoid ebay fees, but how do you know that price is high enough?

Why end an auction with five days to go, perhaps the highest bidders were going to wait till the last minutes to bid anyways, why not give them a shot, rather than selling too low too early?

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If I had a card listed that went for $100 in the past week, and I got an offer mid auction for $125 off ebay, you can bet most would take it

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What if the card hasn't closed recently, rarely comes up on ebay, and there is no good track record for the card?

I guess the seller can do what he wants with the card, but i'm sure many are leaving hundreds of dollars on the table.

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brouthercard said:

I understand settling for a price off-line to avoid ebay fees, but how do you know that price is high enough?

Why end an auction with five days to go, perhaps the highest bidders were going to wait till the last minutes to bid anyways, why not give them a shot, rather than selling too low too early?

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brouthercard said:

Thanks, guys, makes sense to me.

Just frustrating from the buyer's perspective. I guess you are almost obliged to make an offer rather than wait for the auction to go complete, otherwise you risk losing the card, especially if you want it badly enough.

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mredsox89 said:

If it is something rare, I usually at least send a message asking them to lmk if they plan on ending it early and at least give me a chance to beat it

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mredsox89 said:

brouthercard said:

Thanks, guys, makes sense to me.

Just frustrating from the buyer's perspective. I guess you are almost obliged to make an offer rather than wait for the auction to go complete, otherwise you risk losing the card, especially if you want it badly enough.

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If it is something rare, I usually at least send a message asking them to lmk if they plan on ending it early and at least give me a chance to beat it

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Russ S. said:

mredsox89 said:

If it is something rare, I usually at least send a message asking them to lmk if they plan on ending it early and at least give me a chance to beat it

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Or if it's something rare, something I need and want, I'll send the message trying to snag it before someone else does the same thing. I've missed too many PC cards that way, so you gotta play the games.

Just happened in the past 2 weeks.

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chashawk said:

have had to do this too. gotten things cheaper than the auction would've gone this way too.

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