# How to end an ebay auction early?
**URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-to-end-an-ebay-auction-early/43742
**Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic
**Created:** [February 20, 2008, 10:09am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-to-end-an-ebay-auction-early/43742 "2008-02-20T10:09:14Z")
**Posts on this page:** 7
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### Author:  [@Coldaccord](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Coldaccord)
#### Post date: [February 20, 2008, 10:09am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-to-end-an-ebay-auction-early/43742/1 "2008-02-20T10:09:14Z")
With this new format I’m trying to end an auction early but now I can’t find how to do it.
1 day 7 hours left
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### Author:  [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)
#### Post date: [February 20, 2008, 10:21am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-to-end-an-ebay-auction-early/43742/2 "2008-02-20T10:21:48Z")
i think if its within a certain time frame of the auction ending, you can’t
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### Author:  [@Griff](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Griff)
#### Post date: [February 20, 2008, 10:22am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-to-end-an-ebay-auction-early/43742/3 "2008-02-20T10:22:47Z")
if there are bids you cant
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### Author:  [@nappy1380](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/nappy1380)
#### Post date: [February 20, 2008, 10:23am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-to-end-an-ebay-auction-early/43742/4 "2008-02-20T10:23:30Z")
Only way to end it early is if there are no bids on the item. If you do end it early you will get charged anyway, just an FYI. If you want to make sure nobody bids or wins just change the price to an absurd amount and put a reserve. You can only change the price if nobody has bid on it as well.
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### Author:  [@Coldaccord](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Coldaccord)
#### Post date: [February 20, 2008, 10:31am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-to-end-an-ebay-auction-early/43742/5 "2008-02-20T10:31:15Z")
yah i’ll get charged with the listing fee, but not the percentage of the winning right?
it has no bids and i believe you can’t edit within 24 hrs left, i have a day and 7 hrs
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### Author:  [@Griff](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Griff)
#### Post date: [February 20, 2008, 10:40am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-to-end-an-ebay-auction-early/43742/6 "2008-02-20T10:40:27Z")
eBay search is your friend … found it \<30 seconds
[http://pages.ebay.com/help/sell/questions/endlist-now.html](http://pages.ebay.com/help/sell/questions/endlist-now.html)
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### Author:  [@Coldaccord](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Coldaccord)
#### Post date: [February 20, 2008, 10:46am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-to-end-an-ebay-auction-early/43742/7 "2008-02-20T10:46:31Z")
damn. you \> me.
I guess the only option now is suicide