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Herbert Johnson from Raiders Of The Lost Ark on eBay (auction ended prematurely?)

MattJH

One Too Many
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Here it is.

Anyone know the story on what happened? Bids had surpassed $200 over the weekend and suddenly it's over with no bids reflected. I don't know if it was cancelled or what. It might have even fit me.
 

Ande1964

Practically Family
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Kansas
I don't know for sure, but that often means that someone made the seller an offer they couldn't refuse, so they ended the auction and sold it directly. Not really cool to other potential buyers, but it happens.

Anj
 

MattJH

One Too Many
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I know, I know.

I'm wondering if anybody here managed to buy it out from under him, basically.
 

AlanC

My Mail is Forwarded Here
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Heart of America
Ande1964 said:
I don't know for sure, but that often means that someone made the seller an offer they couldn't refuse, so they ended the auction and sold it directly. Not really cool to other potential buyers, but it happens.

I'm sure that's what must have happened. It happened with the AB Deluxe that was used for wardrobe tryouts, including by Harrison Ford. The auction was active with bids, ended by the seller (a COW member), then relisted as a BIN for $5000. It was sold to a collector in California. The linked auction may have gone off ebay to avoid the fees. Against the rules, but there's really no way to prevent it.
 

Colby Jack

Call Me a Cab
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North Florida
There was this small line on that page...
"The seller ended this listing early because of an error in the minimum bid or reserve amount."...Looks like he realized he could sell this for a lot more with a reserve amount as a backup....
 

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