How to Cancel an eBay Auction Without Selling the Item

EBay allows for cancelling auctions under certain circumstances.

If you put an item up for sell on eBay and changed your mind about selling it or realize you made an error in your listing, you can stop the auction. To do so, however, requires that you have more than 12 hours left in the auction or restrictions will apply. If you have any bids, you will be given the choice of canceling the bids or selling the item to the highest bidder.

Things You'll Need

• Computer
• Internet Service
• eBay account

Instructions

1. Locate the eBay item number, found in the upper right of your eBay auction. Each auction has a unique number, which is how eBay keeps track of the millions of auctions. Write this number down; you will need it to end your auction.

2. Go the the End My Auction Early Form at: signin.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?SignIn&UsingSSL=1&pUserId=&co_partnerId=2&siteid=0&ru=http%3A%2F%2Foffer.ebay.com%2Fws%2FeBayISAPI.dll%3FEndingMyAuction%26guest%3D1&pageType=562

3. Enter your username and password.

4. Enter the item number you wrote down in Step 1. Verify that you entered the number correctly and click "Continue."

5. Click to select "Cancel bids and end listing early."

6. Click to choose the reason that you are ending the listing early. Click "End My Listing." The listing will no longer appear on eBay.

Tips & Warnings

• If your item has a bid, there is no reserve price, and you do not click on cancel bids, the item will be sold to the current bidder for the current bid amount - so be careful!

• If your item has a bid, there is no reserve price and you do not click "Cancel bids," the item will be sold to the current high bidder for the current bid amount.

References

• EBay: How Can I End My Listing Early?

Resources

• EBay