Not really strange. Ebay ended the auction with this notice to me:

"Please be advised that the following auction:
5028187597 - $1 NR! GOLD/SS HEUER ~CAMARO~ CHRONOGRAPH MEN WATCH
was ended early by eBay. The auction was ended due to the account suspension of the seller.
All results for this auction are null and void.
Regards,
Customer Support (Trust and Safety Department)
eBay Inc"

This explains it. The Buccaneer.

: The strangest thing happened. I was bidding on
: an NOS Gold-filled Camaro (with box) on
: ebay. It was scheduled to close tonight.
: Suddenly, the watch disappeared. No trace.
: If the auction was closed early, it would
: still show in my "watching" view
: or "Items not won" view. What
: gives?