[meteorite-list] eBay cancelled auctions - Question

[Greg Catterton]

Is canceling ebay fixed price listings something that is considered acceptable? 
I know I end items all the time that sell off ebay, but they are fixed price - I would not end any auctions for low bids. 

I agree, ending auction style listings should not be done if there are bids, but what us the opinion of fixed price listings?
My opinion is having a fixed price makes it ok to end as it is available for purchase if someone wants it - if they snooze, they lose.

Hope everyone had a good day!

Greg C.
http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZwanderingstarmeteoritesQQhtZ-1


--- On Sat, 8/29/09, Don Edwards <icedance at swbell.net> wrote:

> From: Don Edwards <icedance at swbell.net>
> Subject: [meteorite-list] More eBay cancelled auctions
> To: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
> Date: Saturday, August 29, 2009, 8:56 PM
> Hello everyone,
> 
> I've just had an auction I was bidding on cancelled a few
> hours before it was to close.
> 
> eBay seller pat31416 (name on a shown label Pat Mulvany)
> had listed two small fragments of meteorite oxide from the
> Lanton meteorite. The auctions were listed with starting
> bids of $.99.  (note: he is NOT a member of the
> IMCA.)   
> 
> A few hours before the auctions were to close  at
> about 7PM Saturday evening, they were both cancelled. The
> one I was bidding on still had a high bid showing of $.99;
> there was no bid on the other auction.
> 
> A few hours after they were cancelled, both were re-listed
> and this time with a starting bid of $10.00  (one of
> the item numbers is 330356143296)
> 
> As I remember from an earlier thread, FleaBay does not care
> if a seller breaks his/her implied contract by cancelling an
> auction (I could be wrong). I definitely can NOT prove it,
> but by circumstantial evidence, it *appears* that Mr.
> Mulvany did not want to sell a specimen for just $.99 so he
> just cancelled the auction(s).
> 
> Even though my high bid on the earlier item was higher than
> the new starting price, I choose NOT to deal with this
> seller and will not bid on these items or any others of
> his.
> 
> Don Edwards
> Houston, TX
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