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<p>[QUOTE="Jaelus, post: 7961661, member: 46237"]Right that's why I call it a grey area. They do ask for a reason for bid or auction cancellation and presumably in those scenarios you'd need to be dishonest to get rid of a bid, but it would be very difficult to prove.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>After they got a flurry of bids they'd wonder, sure. But if someone is just asking to buy it and they are offering what seems reasonable, why would you say no? It could simply be for time constraints if it's a gift for example. Or they could be interested in a similar item on another auction or two and want to nail something down. Doesn't seem that unusual.</p><p><br /></p><p>It's not just for cherrypicks. Agreeing on a price and closing the deal is a hedge against the unknown final value of the auction. Any number of things can happen that result in you losing an auction. If you know you definitely want an item and you can come to a mutual agreement, what's the downside?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Jaelus, post: 7961661, member: 46237"]Right that's why I call it a grey area. They do ask for a reason for bid or auction cancellation and presumably in those scenarios you'd need to be dishonest to get rid of a bid, but it would be very difficult to prove. After they got a flurry of bids they'd wonder, sure. But if someone is just asking to buy it and they are offering what seems reasonable, why would you say no? It could simply be for time constraints if it's a gift for example. Or they could be interested in a similar item on another auction or two and want to nail something down. Doesn't seem that unusual. It's not just for cherrypicks. Agreeing on a price and closing the deal is a hedge against the unknown final value of the auction. Any number of things can happen that result in you losing an auction. If you know you definitely want an item and you can come to a mutual agreement, what's the downside?[/QUOTE]
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