I had a watch for sale that had bids on it and I wanted to take the listing down to relist it.

[rimidalv11]

I had a watch for sale that had bids on it and I wanted to take the listing down to relist it because I needed to describe it properly. I had a highest bid of $500 and I ended the auction to relist the item with a proper description. Ebay took $52 fee from me for that. Is that supposed to happen or did they make a mistake?

Thank you

[toby_le_pue]

That is the way things work.

You are only allowed to cancel 1 listing with bids per year with

no charge and you had already done that.

It is called trying to manipulate the reserve auction fees.

Fees

Ending an auction-style listing early once it has received a bid can lead to disappointed and frustrated buyers who may be less likely to bid on listings the next time around, so you may be charged a fee if you end a listing early. This fee is equal to the final value fee (not including shipping charges) you would have paid if the listing had ended on its own and sold for the highest bid received when the seller ended the listing.

• This fee is charged if you cancel bids and end an auction-style listing early without a buyer.

• This fee isn't charged if you end an auction-style listing early and sell to the high bidder. (In this case, final value fees apply.)

• This fee doesn't apply to listings in the Real Estate and eBay Motors vehicle categories, and the Classified Ads selling format.

Because we understand that sometimes it may be necessary to end a listing early, you won't be charged a fee for the first auction-style listing you end early (where a fee applies) per calendar year (January 1 to December 31).