maybe I want to top the private offer?! sometimes I overbid on things just because someone upbid me and I want to send a message. I'm sure I would have squashed this "private" bid as well. heh
I though about it for a while, I've never done this before, as I think it's bad form to pull an item from an active auction. I don't want to have my actions questioned, or give reason to not bid on my future auctions.
No one bid on the fort, someone sent me a message and said they would pay a bit less...and after no bids for a while I accepted. Is that taboo?