Closing auction early

FamilyGuy_2

If an auction is closed early, does the current winning bidder win the item?

FG

Dan29

Only if you want them to.

From http://pages.ebay.co.uk/help/sell/end_early.html :

If you cannot complete your listing as planned, you can end your listing before the scheduled date. If there are bids on your item, you can cancel them.
Reasons for ending listings early include:

• The item is no longer available for sale. There was an error in the starting price or reserve amount. There was an error in the listing.
• The item was lost or broken.

Note: Your account will still be charged listing fees (such as the Insertion Fee) if you end your listing early. Consider revising your listing first if there are aspects of it you want to change or improve.

Timing Matters
When there are 12 hours or less remaining and the item has a winning bid, including a reserve met bid, sellers cannot make any changes to the listing, including:

• Ending the item early. Sellers may cancel bids, but not end the item unless the item is being sold to the high bidder. Adding to or changing the item description.
• Converting the item to pre-approved bidders.

Note: Cancelling bids or making changes to a listing with bids when there are 12 hours or less remaining can damage the buyer experience and can undermine trust in the marketplace

To end your listing early

Type your item number into the End My Listing Early form. (You can get this number on your listing View Item Page, on your confirmation email, or on your My eBay page.)

1. If there are bids on your item, choose between:
   a. Cancel bids and end listing early
   or
   b.Sell item to high bidder(s) and end listing early
   If your item has no bids, you can skip this step.
2. Choose the reason you're ending your listing early.
3. Your listing will end and will no longer be displayed on eBay. If there were bidders, they will be emailed that their bid will be cancelled.

FamilyGuy_2

Thanks for that.

Looks like my plan will work then.

FG