Why I cannot "cancel" (Delete) lost articles?

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I believe that cancel and delete are not the same thing. Cancel, I believe is for active snipes while delete is for closed , stored ones.

File a support case using our Help tab. If you have one that is missing a status dont check that box and try again, but it sounds like you need a support case.

Sara if you try to CANCEL a group of snipes that you did not win, this message will come up. These need to be deleted NOT canceled, correct? You can't cancel what is finished.

I've seen this often. Try again in an hour, (I waited till next day) you should be able to delete then.

He says he is canceling them, not deleting them. It does bring up this message everytime I try it...hitting the cancel button. Can you even delete in bulk with finished snipes, using a delete button?

I've seen it while trying to get rid of a single snipe that I had just lost.

Message was something like 'Can not delete at this time.'

(edit) After re-reading the op's post, me thinks you're right.

But, is there a way to delete used snipes in bulk, puppy??

I think he is trying to use cancel which is not for deleting. I tried it and got that exact message.

Check edit.

Mrs. M, you're to fast for me.

..gosh I AM getting fast!

Definition - a 'snupy' (plural 'snupies') - early 21st C expression of endearment for a favoured snipe or last minute bid on an on-line auction.

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Me again,
I've created a new folder. I've moved all my not winning snipes there. Tried to "cancel" (There's no button for "delete") all of them at same time, and got the same message than before.

After this, I have selected "show lost" (Instead of "Show all") in the "My snipes" page. THEN appears a "Delete" button. I thought "That's it! I find it!". Marked all the lost snipes showed, hit the "delete" button, and....

GOT THE SAME MESSAGE AGAIN! "One or various of your snipes coudn't be cancelled at this time" (Note it keeps saying "Cancelled", even after I hit the button "Delete")

So looks as something is not ruling Ok, uh?

You must use the delete button by each auction individually.

Cancel = Never mind, don't bid on this auction.

Since your bid has already been placed, you can't cancel your bid. You can only cancel auctions that have not ended yet.

Individually delete could be a long job sometimes. Just think I use to snipe on 25+ items everyday. And I just win about a third of them...
This is the reason why I created a "Item lost" folder. I will translate all snipes not won there in a single operation, and forget about them there...

Yep, Puppy, this is what I said in my very first post!