If this is the case then it only makes sense to be able to cancel a bid for a penalty. After all if a clanmate is selling an item I want, then I won't have to wait for the item I'm bidding on to end, someone else to outbid me, or waste more money on the item I want if a clannie is selling for cheaper. After all they are pretty much the same scenario.I like the cancel option. I don't sell stuff in the AH, but I'd like the option of contacting a seller of an item and have them be able to cancel the item and sell to you without paying the AH fees, they only lose their deposit.
It also greatl when you see a clanmate of your selling an item and you didn't know they had it, and they would gladly remove the item and sell it to a clannie. Works very well for both parties.
Both of which I disagree with.