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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;-jeffB, post: 1326683, member: 27832&quot;]I think that&#039;s not exactly what happened. Each of the auctions says &quot;This listing was ended by the seller because the item is no longer available.&quot; In other words, they <i>did</i> go &quot;unsold because nobody bid on them&quot; -- because the seller pulled the auctions before anybody placed a bid.</p><p><br /></p><p>Wise buyers always wait until the last minute to bid, so as not to give information to less knowledgeable bidders. This tends to minimize final bid prices.</p><p><br /></p><p>Wise sellers <i>hate</i> this -- because it tends to minimize final bid prices. Some respond by pulling auctions that go too long without bids, or canceling all bids and ending the auction if they don&#039;t like the way it&#039;s going.</p><p><br /></p><p>Maybe these three coins <i>were</i> pulled because they were no longer available. But that 1892-S is <a href="http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?type=3&amp;campid=5335874456&amp;toolid=10001&amp;mpre=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fitm%2F1892-S-VG-BARBER-SILVER-HALF-DOLLAR-NO-RESERVE-MUST-SEE-%2F130618244734%3Fpt%3DCoins_US_Individual%26hash%3Ditem1e69743e7e%23ht_2419wt_734" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?type=3&amp;campid=5335874456&amp;toolid=10001&amp;mpre=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fitm%2F1892-S-VG-BARBER-SILVER-HALF-DOLLAR-NO-RESERVE-MUST-SEE-%2F130618244734%3Fpt%3DCoins_US_Individual%26hash%3Ditem1e69743e7e%23ht_2419wt_734" rel="nofollow">mysteriously available again</a> now, with four bids already. I&#039;m quite sure it&#039;ll go for comfortably more than $30, even with that unfortunate obverse bullet-hole -- assuming the seller doesn&#039;t yank it again.</p><p><br /></p><p>There <i>are</i> still good deals to be had. But don&#039;t be too sad about these three &quot;missed opportunities&quot; -- because they really weren&#039;t.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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