Ever ask someone to end an eBay auction early?

If so, what was it for, and did they agree? Did you have to pay extra?

Three days ago, because the instigation provided my resident Sakura Taisen freak #1, qube, I found this LE Dreamcast. I had to have it. So I bid and waited. I kept checking it 2 times a day, seeing if someone outbid me. I also found this one on my own, but as it doesn't have the original ST VMU, it's worthless to me.

I then decided 2 days ago to email the guy and see if he'd be willing to end the auction. After a bunch of emails back and forth, I offered him $25 over my then current bid of $200 for it. To my absolute amazement, he agreed (according to qube these things generally go for $250+ before shipping)! So I made payment the same day and he shipped the next.

This was the first time in my eBay history I had the balls to ask someone to end early.

After this and the sword I won, I seriously think I need some help, but you know what? FUCK IT!

So has anyone else asked for an auction to end early?

Years back for a loose KOF 98 mvs.
It was 125$ total.

of course, I have done that a few times, you roll the right numbers at them and they are sure to play the game with you

First time I ever did that was with Zelda 1 and 2 gray verison carts for NES

Yes...
Recently,...for the Neo Geo Gold Machine..
I offered the seller it's original Bin price of $250.00..
He accepted "if I picked it up the next day"..

The auction had a bids on it....Another bidder and myself.
When I got there I also bought his mini MK Cabrolet machine that was listed on Ebay..
He had a bunch of machines listed & If I had more room I would bought more since now I can see the machines in person.
Test them etc..and he had great prices.

I could of bought anything he had listed on Ebay right there and then,no matter if bids were on the machines..
...........
I actually did try to buy two other machines that he had on Ebay later that week.....One with a Niomi set-up in it.

I was too late..
He sold them before I decided to buy them..

The Vendor was great..he gave me all kinds of free Arcade machine stuff.
A very nice person to deal with..

He didn't cancel the Neo Geo Gold Machine auction right away,just incase I didn't show up ..
..He canceled the Neo Geo Gold Machine & MK auctions the next day..

Though.
"asking someone to end an eBay auction early"

Is not something I like doing..

Not yet.

Yep, twice.


Once for Sengoku Blade because I had ordered several other items from the same seller (already won them) and I wanted to go ahead and pay. Another time for the handheld Panzer Dragoon game.

ALL THE TIME

I usually have them cancel the auction, then I buy it off ebay. Saves me alot of cash usually and lets me get the item quicker.