>Further more, when a bid is retracted, yes, the 
>bidder does leave a message. However, when the 
>_seller_ cancels bids, it is the _seller_ who 
>leaves a message explaining why. Retractions and 
>cancelations are listed together, but they are 
>distinguished from each other in the list.


OOOHH, that's why I was so confused... ;_; EBay 
really needs to work on their design more..