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** 

[andyf117]

I too am completely fed up with seeing items I'm interested in suddenly end - for me, 'Make Offer' is one of the worst features eBay have ever introduced...

The 'old' system of listing auction-style but with a 'Buy It Now' option meant that if someone was prepared to pay the BIN asking price, fair enough - everyone could see what the seller hoped to get, but there was always the chance of buying at a lower price through the auction route, especially as the BIN option would be removed immediately an auction bid was placed. In some cases, the final auction price was actually more than the seller's original BIN price...

Now, however, MO means that something can suddenly end, regardless of whether it has bids or not, and no-one has any idea how much it sold for - including anyone who had already bid, regardless of how much their maximum bid was, which may even have been higher than the accepted offer. That, for me, is completely unfair, and defeats the whole point of the auction format...