i saw it happen on audiogon just a few weeks ago after the item had been listed for a week or so. then item then appeared in the "for sale" section a few days later at the going price. i don't know how audiogon could force a sale. i think what happens is some one makes a mistake in setting the minimum price to encourage bidding but finds there are few interested at the time and he doesn't want to take the chance that he will lose money. my guess, anyway.
Can you cancel an auction?
I was just wondering whether it is normal or allowed to cancel an auction before it is over. I don't want to do it myself, but I was recently following an item (hadn't actually bid on it, but was curious as to what it would fetch), and then it just up and disappeared several days prior to ending. I looked through the auction rules but didn't find any answers, and I don't have much auction experience on ebay or whatever. Any comments as to the rules or etiquette of doing this? I'm not upset at all, just curious.