You can end a listing early if there are at least 12 hours left, regardless of whether or not there are any bids on it. If there are fewer than 12 hours left, you can end the bid if there are no bids, including no canceled bids.
If you end a listing early, it risks disappointing potential buyers, so we strongly discourage all our sellers from doing so. However, we understand that there are times when it might be necessary to end a listing early. Some valid reasons include: The item is lost, broken, or no longer available.
Pause item sales They'll see a message stating that you're not processing orders until the Time Away end date. It can take 1–2 hours for your listings to become hidden or reappear. After Time Away ends, listings will reappear automatically; you do not need to edit them.
If you do wish to cancel your bid – and believe you have a valid reason for doing so – timing is everything: If the listing ends in over 12 hours, all bids can be retracted. If the listing ends in under 12 hours, you can retract your most recent bid, but only if it's been less than an hour since you placed it.
If it has had a bid and less than 12 hours to go it can be ended only to sell to the then high bidder at the then "current bid" amount.
If you do wish to cancel your bid – and believe you have a valid reason for doing so – timing is everything: If the listing ends in over 12 hours, all bids can be retracted. If the listing ends in under 12 hours, you can retract your most recent bid, but only if it's been less than an hour since you placed it.
EBay's policies state that both the buyer and the seller have a right to cancel or retract a bid in certain situations. For example, where the buyer has made a mistake by bidding the wrong amount or the seller significantly changed the details of their listing.
Purchases on eBay can be canceled by the seller or by eBay. Buyers can request a cancellation, but it's up to the seller to accept or decline the request. If multiple items were purchased as part of the same order, then all items in the order will be canceled.