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How to remove an auction where the gun is no longer available once there is a bid.

siriusrisingsiriusrising Member Posts: 16 ✭
edited August 2023 in General Discussion

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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  • Locust ForkLocust Fork Member Posts: 32,000 ✭✭✭✭

    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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  • jimdeerejimdeere Member, Moderator Posts: 26,153 ******


    https://www.gunbroker.com/c/user/howtosell/#endAuctionEarly

    "Ending an Auction Early

    ↑ Back to List

    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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  • toad67toad67 Member Posts: 13,009 ✭✭✭✭

    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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  • claysclays Member Posts: 1,926 ✭✭✭✭

    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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  • Ditch-RunnerDitch-Runner Member Posts: 25,224 ✭✭✭✭

    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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