FYI - You may have had the option to end it, but may have had to sell it at the current price. This is the link on ending a listing early:
http://pages.ebay.com/help/sell/end_early.html
Reasons for ending a listing early
When you end a listing early or make other last-minute changes, buyers may feel disappointed. However, sometimes there is a valid reason why you need to end a listing early.
Reason
What to do
The item is lost, broken, or otherwise no longer available for sale.
As soon as you notice a problem, try to end the listing.
You made a mistake when creating the listing, or entering the starting price or reserve price.
Consider changing the listing or adding to the item's description, rather than ending it. Learn more about the restrictions and steps for revising a listing.
If this doesn’t work, try to end the listing.
Requirements
Your ability to end a listing early depends on the amount of time remaining in the listing and whether the listing has received any bids.
If there are 12 hours or more before the end of the listing, you can end the listing early without restrictions. If there are any bids on your item when you end the listing, you’ll be asked whether you want to cancel the bids or sell the item to the high bidder.
If there are 12 hours or less before the end of the listing, your ability to end the listing early depends on whether there are any bids on the item and whether the item has a reserve price.
Number of bids on the item
Can the listing be ended early?
No bids, including no canceled bids
Yes, as long as there aren't any cancelled bids.
1 or more bids
Yes, but you must sell the item to the high bidder.
1 or more bids, but the item's reserve price wasn't met
No
How to end a listing
To end a listing early:
Enter the item number into the End My Listing Early form. The item number is shown on your listing, confirmation email, and My eBay.
If there are bids on your item, choose how you want to end your listing.
If there are 12 hours or more before the end of the listing, choose Cancel bids and end listing early or Sell item to high bidder.
If there are 12 hours or less before the end of the listing, your only option is Sell item to high bidder.
Select the reason you're ending your listing early.
Your listing will end and will no longer be active on eBay. If you're canceling an auction-style listing with bids, bidders who didn’t win will receive an email explaining that their bid was canceled and that the listing ended early.
If you can’t end the listing
If you don't meet the requirements for ending your auction-style listing early, your best option is to communicate with the bidders.
Before the listing ends: Contact the bidders, explain the situation, and encourage them to retract their bids. Alternatively, you can cancel their bids.
If the listing ends and there is a winning bidder: Contact the bidder and explain the situation. If you and the bidder agree to not complete the sale, you can file an unpaid item and indicate that you and the buyer have agreed not to complete the transaction. The bidder will be notified and can confirm the agreement.
The fine print
You'll still be charged listing fees (such as the insertion fee) if you end your listing early. If you want to change or improve your listing, consider revising your listing instead.
Sellers are not allowed to cancel bids and end listings early in order to avoid selling an item that did not meet the desired sale price. This is considered to be a violation of our reserve price policy. Although there are legitimate reasons for ending a listing early, abuse of this option will be investigated.
When sellers list a vehicle on eBay Motors, they are also allowed to sell it locally, like in their local newspaper. If the vehicle sells locally, sellers are allowed to cancel all bids and end the listing early.