I have to say (evil-minded sod that I am) that, for a moment, it looked the
auction had been ended simply because the it looked like the bids wouldn't
reach the 'Buy It Now' price and that ending the auction was an easy way to
ensure a certain minimum price for the item without running the risk of
incurring 'Reserve Not Met' fees???

?? You are making a chain of assumptions all of which are wrong.

o There was No Reserve on the auction
o There were 4 enquirers who all wanted to pay B-I-N

#1 - who was the first and won by the clock
---- they actually got the 2nd lower B-I-N price as I revised the auction
#2 - clicked Bid when they actually wanted B-I-N
---- they immediately emailed asking me to cancel their bid so they could B-I-N
---- by the clock, their original bid was after the first buyer
#3 - wanted to B-I-N but first check shipping
---- non-mainland, so wanted to know shipping to Non-NIre-Postcode
#4 - wanted to B-I-N but would I use their chosen courier & they'd pay original B-I-N
---- no-one at home, so Securicor Omega which I solely use is no use to them
---- they have purchased from me before (UPS), and know I dislike ParcelForce
---- they wanted ParcelForce24 who will redirect to a collect-from-post-office

So the suggestion it wasn't going to reach the B-I-N price is wrong.
Your entitled to your opinion, but I am entitled to the truth.

I trust that clarifies - as does my feedback.
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Dorothy Bradbury
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