the owner of the bike owns the bike untill it is sold ,,.. some people use ebay as an advertising venue ,you can not sell a bike or advertise a bike cheaper,in any other manner ..they are offered all over the world .when you use ebay..,,, when i see bikes i want ,,,i am calling the owners starting up a pickup and delivery of the money ,, and machine!!!!!-you can cancel ebay bids and take it off the market ,and pay nothing ,, it works for me ,,.. there are no set prices or rules when dealing with an item that people want,,. its all about the money !!! never sell a bike expecting the person who makes the purchase return,the favor ,, get a lesson ,, go to bike shows where the deals are going down at 2 or 3 in the morning as cars and trucks pull in,,.. get cash money ,do not be worried ,,.. spend your money ,,, the bikes are not rare, rare means you are not there,, with a wad of 100.00 bills- i like to take 10 -100 dollar bills and put rubber cement on a plate,and set it in the cement , it makes a nice 1,000.00 dollar packet that is easy to count, also remember to buy it,,, do not walk by it ,, thinking it will be there later,, also do not overlook the fine machines-look them over,, remember there are people like me,, who make things happen, i do not care if a friend is interested in the bike ,, if you pull out the money you will usually win - sometimes i will not sell the bike because i grow attached to it more as people look it over ,,... class dismissed