Here's the message from eBay:

eBay Bid Cancellation Notice

Dear eBay Community Member,

The bid that you entered for the item ([redacted]) has been cancelled. You can view the reason provided for the cancellation by selecting the (bid history) link from the individual item page.

Please be cautious if you are contacted about purchasing this item after the bid has been cancelled and as always avoid paying for your eBay item using instant wire transfer services through Western Union or MoneyGram as these payment methods are unsafe when paying someone you do not know.

Regards,

eBay

How do you react?

• mad at the seller and whoever got him to end the auction early?
• mad at yourself for not trying to get the seller to end early?
• wonder how seller decided that the purchaser was paying the highest achievable price?
• tell yourself, "no more eBay . . . ever."
• wondering why eBay does not allow some sort of feedback for these sellers?
• prefer to buy and sell among friends?

Jeff