CNC mill on ebay

[Jonathan]

Looks like you got a good price for the mill - shame that eBay will now take £40 in fees. Still at least it's 'simpler and easier for you to calculate up-front the fees you’ll pay' now(!). I don't see how this thread could have hindered your sale? If anything it's good for advertising that you got quite a few posts!

I don't think there was anything seriously wrong with the listing-there was sufficient information in my opinion. I've seen a lot lot worse - the lathe I bought on eBay for instance only had a few sentences and one photo. I was pleasantly surprised when it arrived and found there was a 4-jaw chuck and coolant pump with it!

In general I would bid on something if listed elsewhere. Surely it is better to bid and have a good chance of winning it than neither?

It is actually against eBay rules to list something if there is a chance it will sell elsewhere before the listing ends:
http://community.ebay.co.uk/question...bay/1900030316
EBay hardly stick to there own rules though (look up about shill bidding), so I wouldn't be too worried...