I’ve had enough of sellers ending auctions early

[dukatimonkey]

I'm so fed up of sellers ending auctions early So they can sell the item to someone who  has contacted them privately through messages

this is the third auction this week that I've been bidding on that's ended in this way

I've just literally had enough

why is this being allowed to continue there is no point bidding on anything anymore they might as well just have a buy it now price and that's it 

the auction and bidding process now on eBay is a complete sham 

they should at least give everyone the option to make an offer 

not do it behind other bidders backs

I've no faith left in trying to bid for anything anymore and eBay don't give a **bleep** 

[red_magpie]

EBay allows sellers to accept a high bid, and end the auction early.

If a seller withdraws an item from sale after any bids have been placed, for whatever reason, they are charged fees on the price bidding had reached.

It's frustrating for bidders when sellers withdraw items from sale, just as it's frustrating for sellers when buyers retract their bids. The difference is that sellers are penalised for this, while buyers almost never are.