Buying an item the bidding has ended on?

So, my computer decided to update itself in the last few minutes of a listing, and by the time I managed to log in to eBay the listing had ended, without any bids, and it hasn't been relisted. Can I still contact the seller through eBay to ask if they are still interested in selling the item or is this against eBay rules?

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plpmr
Experienced Mentor

you can ask them to list it and you then buy it.