Looking to put a substantial reserve on a bike, as I don't want it to be sold for 50p and they want £20!
That's 6 grande lattes and a cinnamon swirl from Starbucks! Or a set of brake pads and a few power bars!
Is there a cheeky way of cancelling an auction if it isn't going your way? But then how do you know? Most fleabay seems to be a lat minute rush!
grrrrrrr
Most bidding happens in the last couple of minutes and I don't believe you can cancel the auction that close to the end.
Set up a dummy account and bid from that to your reserve..if you win, issue a non paying bidder against your dummy account and then claim the final sale fee's back from ebay?
dooosuk
The'll know its your sub account as it will get canceled..
It will be the same IP address DUMMY !?
Just stick a very minium reserve your willing to let it go at mate..
No point in a reserve. Just set it to 99p and assume it'll be ok (i've never had one that isn't) or just set the starting bid at your reserve. If anything reserves put people off as they normally assume it's higher than it is.
Or. do what dooosuk suggests... but that is morally ambigious.
Shill bidding 
So you want to get premium price for something your selling with access to millions of buyers but you don't want to pay for it?
Oh and you can't cancel an auction in the last 24 hours.
Email me. I can save you the £20
I'll bid on your bike to your reserve. If it doesn't get to this price and I win, you cancel/void the sale afterwards, and you pay no fees at all.
I had a seller give me a decent discount on an item I picked up for doing this, because he avoided paying the fees. 
I've got a set of forks on the Bay at the moment, currently sitting at just £13.50 with 60 odd watchers... bloody hoping there's a mad rush at the end!
put in a caveat?
"item is also advertised elsewhere, highest price overall wins, winner doesnt nessecerily beat the people bidding on the ad in the paper"
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What is the item Andy, someone here might want it?
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