How to remove an auction where the gun is no longer available once there is a bid.
I am selling a few guns for a friend who's husband died and left her with them. One is a 12 ga shotgun that she now said she did not want to sell and wanted it for her son to have in his truck as a behind the seat gun. OK, but I have a bid on the shot gun. I can not end the auction. Its a bit strange that GB does not allow an auction to be ended once there is a bid. Things happen, theft, damage, missing, change of mind ect. I have not had to do this before. What are my options? Can I just contact the winning bidder and tell them that its not available once the auction ends? Thanks for any help.
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You cannot take it down.....you have to explain to the owner that she is obligated to bid on it herself if she intends to keep it. She shouldn't have offered it unless it is really for sale. The winner of the auction gets the gun according to the rules.
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Selling on GunBroker.com: How to Sell a Gun
What do I need to do first? You need to be a registered user before you can begin buying or selling with GunBroker.com. We will email you a registration code that must be used to activate your account. Register Do you want more detailed information before you dive in? If so, head over to Basic […]"Ending an Auction Early
You can use this to close your auction before its scheduled ending date and time. Ending an auction early is not a good idea since many bidders wait until the last minute to place a bid. A seller can only end an auction early if there is not a bid on the item or the highest bid does not meet the Reserve Price (if applicable).
You can end an auction early in two ways:
- Go to the Selling section of My GunBroker, and select End Auction Early from the Actions popup list."
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I agree with LF. Once a bid is placed, there is a legally binding Contract. That works both ways. IMHO.
She never should have had it placed in an Auction, if she was unsure. IMHO, she is committed to the sale of said item. She is welcome to try and buy it back herself, by bidding on it at the end, if she chooses to own it.
In which case, she will get a good portion of her $$ back.
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If it has a reserve, and it's not met, I believe you can close it early. If it has met the reserve, or had a $0 start, there's nothing you can do about it.
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It really is not going to effect her, since you are the one who has the GB account and will be receiving the feedback. The rules are in place to protect everyone and you should have made that clear to the consignee prior to listing the item. How would you feel if you had placed a bid on an item and it was withdrawn. As previously said, if she wants to keep it she should have to bid on it. No different than family members wanting items from an estate sale.
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I agree with clay, above.
Ask her how she would feel, if the Auction ended and the High bidder said, "Nevermind, I've changed my mind."
I had just that happen, on a new/unfired Benelli Nova I was selling through LF. When it went back for the second go around, I lost (apprx.) $150. That stung.
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Not the best solution but
have her bid some crazy high price no way any one else will ever come close to paying then just pay the listing and seller fees at the end
It's border line bidding on your own item some will see as just shill bidding to get the price higher
Also if some one catches on they could run the price up just costing you more on closing fees
But if she wins ? It's done
Not ethical and not saying you should go that route just thinking out loud
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Asked and answered, no need to speculate on breaking the rules....
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