Author Topic: ebay item (Read 422 times)

othomas2 · « **on:** April 27, 2008, 04:00 PM »

Just bought this number plate... paid too much eh...

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=130216226095&ru=http%3A%2F%2Fsearch.ebay.co.uk%3A80%2Fsearch%2Fsearch.dll%3Ffrom%3DR40%26_trksid%3Dm37%26satitle%3D130216226095%2509%26fvi%3D1

Was just under my max bid, thought I would have got it cheap as it was sitting at 99p all the way through... but I wanted enough due to the colour scheme.

anyways, How am I meant to know that bidder 1 isn't a shill bid for example ??

Not implying anythin against this seller, but why have ebay done this silly secretive bid system ??

cheers
O

THIRSTYKIRSTY · « **Reply #1 on:** April 27, 2008, 04:09 PM »

its not tooo dear owen

but think your thoughts of bidder 1 could be right

r

zed4130 · « **Reply #2 on:** April 27, 2008, 04:13 PM »

its luck O i got one of those last year for a £1 yep a £1 i think i was just lucky, but your right about this bidder sh#t , but if the colour works mate, then its worht it, i jusy won some oddessy pads for £2 posted,

must admit probs not everyones cup of tea

othomas2 · « **Reply #3 on:** April 27, 2008, 04:16 PM »

I guess could be suspect or not, but how am I meant to know ??

perhaps ebay were getting so many complaints about possible shill bidders... they'd protect the dodgy sellers & evade the grief from loyal and innocent bidders contacting them

the higher the bids, the more money they get in their back pocket through fees & paypal. All in their favour isn't it. $:-\$

The were numerous times by doing a little detective work you could easily spot the dodgy bids, but not anymore.

zed4130 · « **Reply #4 on:** April 27, 2008, 04:24 PM »

ebay sucks O , but i use it now to sell my 1000's of old toy cars, its going ok, i was selling on a site, but people wanted to trade etc, and plus i was doing deals for them, so i was losing out, i dont like ebay, but its got a big circle of bidders,

othomas2 · « **Reply #5 on:** April 27, 2008, 06:34 PM »

I know what you're saying zed... it's an interesting place for sure, I don't usually have an issue with ebay, & it seems to get a lot of stick.

I just don't like the fact of not knowing whether I'm being done over cash wise or not... total guessing game... you would never put up with that else where in life.

It's all paid for anyways so I should probably just forget about it, just seems like a bit of corrupt system to me.

O

zed4130 · « **Reply #6 on:** April 27, 2008, 06:54 PM »

so do you mean O that you can bid on your own item , as bidder 1-3 etc, i wondered if you can bid on your own things, not that i would, its all about fairnes at the end of the day,

paul

jimmyp · « **Reply #7 on:** April 27, 2008, 07:46 PM »

Its plain and simple why they are not letting you see who the bidders are

SO THEY CAN MAKE MORE MONEY

tHE WAY THEY LOOK AT IT IS IF YOU WHERE WILLING TO MAX BID THAT THEN YOU MUST HAVE BEEN WILLING TO PAY THAT FOR the item, MEANING THEY MAKE MORE MONEY ON THE COMMISSION

So they could'nt give a sh!t about shill bidding coz at the end of the day they make more money

You can still report shill bidding though oWEN IF YOU THINK YOU HAVE BEEN HAD

fooking caps