Hi Rick,
Thanks for the clarification.
>> since no bids, why not email the seller and see if you can buy them?
He'll sell the items at his buy it now price of $30. He sells the same item almost every day. I'll get this item at his minimum ($23) eventually. I'll make a new bid group and eventually the item will be mine. No rush. It's not about saving $7. It's the principle of getting the deal. I'm sure you can relate! Thanks to AS it will be painless.
Best,
cpd