>Anyway, I just noticed that the auction has been 
>removed. I don't know why. Perhaps s.s.future-
>trunks gave up, or was worried that he wouldn't 
>get away with it.

Actually, for it to have been "removed" (as it has
been - no longer is in the database) this 
means that eBay took action and actually
removed it.  The seller could not erase an 
auction, only end it early.