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peter booth
Master Film Handler

Posts: 258
From: scarborough,north yorkshire
Registered: Jul 2004

posted August 15, 2006 10:41 AM

Hi Everyone,
I recently was bidding for a 16mm feature on Ebay A MAN FOR ALL SEASONS,some of you may have seen it listed.I did'nt win it as I was beaten by the seller.On his description he stated that it was listed elsewhere and that he reserved the right to end the auction early,in this case the auction went the full term.Can you bid & win your own material under Ebay rules?.I know who the dealer is and I will certainly have second thoughts about purchasing from him again.My bid went to £160 and yes he may have been expecting more but thats a risk you take when listing on an auction surely.Anyone else had this happen to them?regards,Peter.

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Jan Bister
Darth 8mm

Posts: 2629
From: Ohio, USA
Registered: Jan 2005

posted August 15, 2006 06:12 PM

Are you quite sure the seller bid on and won his own auction? [Confused]

That's not actually possible... if you list an item and try to enter a bid on it afterward, eBay will simply refuse it. Perhaps you could give a link to the auction?

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Call me Phoenix. *dusts off the ashes*

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Winbert Hutahaean
Film God

Posts: 5468
From: Nouméa, New Caledonia
Registered: Jun 2003

posted August 16, 2006 06:35 AM

Jan,

I think what Peter meant was the seller ended the auction early. And according to the Ebay's rule there is nothing wrong with it.

I have chatted with one of Ebay's agent and he confirmed the seller CAN end his/her auction. No matter that is reserve or no reserve auction.

But for many sellers, they prefer not to end early in hoping for a snipper.

cheers,

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Winbert

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peter booth
Master Film Handler

Posts: 258
From: scarborough,north yorkshire
Registered: Jul 2004

posted August 16, 2006 11:39 AM

Hi everyone,
I feel that I owe the dealer a huge apology for my concerns I voiced on the Forum.The winner apparently is a collector but has an Ebay name very similar to the dealer in question,and I hold my hands up,I got it wrong,so Ian I hope you will accept my humble apology and keep up the good work,best wishes,Peter.

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Jan Bister
Darth 8mm

Posts: 2629
From: Ohio, USA
Registered: Jan 2005

posted August 16, 2006 08:28 PM

Ah, there we have it. All's well that ends well. [Smile]