Ebay '68 Z

[realzed]

Was this car not still up for another 5 or so days of bidding this morning?
Why would it now show being sold for $39950.00 instead of the seller waiting for the rest of the time for it to attract more bidding which it obviously would have from the history here after only 2 or 3 days so far?
Maybe I just don't understand Ebay logic and all - but I would have thought at this rate it could easily have topped $45 or even $50 thou by the end of bidding time..!?
Is it possible to end bidding early and consider it sold so as to save fees or taxes somehow, while in actual fact paying more for a car as a buyer, than it actually has its stated selling price advertised as..
I'm obviously struggling to understand why the seller would throw away $$'s here.