[CR]What's up with ending an auction early because item is "no longer available"?

(Example: Framebuilders:Doug Fattic)

Date: Tue, 28 Nov 2006 19:48:49 -0700
From: "Mitch Harris" <mitch.harris@gmail.com>
To: CR <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Subject: [CR]What's up with ending an auction early because item is "no longer available"?

What's up with ending an auction early because item is "no longer available"? Should I assume the seller has gotten an off-ebay offer on the item?

Was ready to bid on a pair of simplex retro friction shifters and find that the seller had removed the item. Is this a bad sign? Generally a sign I shouldn't trust that seller in other auctions?

Thanks,
Mitch Harris
Little Rock Canyon, UT