What are the odds..
Item gets listed yesterday.. 7 day auction.. starts for penny.
I place first bid and bid a nice weird amount $14.31!
Tonight! with 6+days to go
someone else bid up to $14.31 and quit? Bid 13 times and quit!
Why quit at my bid?
So to the gentleman who is selling this.. I hope you are a guest here and you are reading this..
I reported this to EBAY. Finest example of shill bidding I have ever seen in my life.!
Full Version: I hate Shill Bidding.
Unbelievable..... I am glad you took the time to report it.....
Oh well just retracted my bid.. so now their shiller is the high bidder..
2 can play the game!
2 can play the game!
Hmmm... Maybe it wasn't shill bidding? The guy kept bidding up to see if he could crack you. After nine times, he quit. Maybe he didn't have enough money? Maybe he just gave up because there was no way in hell?
If he would've beat you with one bid he, most likely, would have stopped bidding. Either way, I don't think it necessarily means he shilled.
If he would've beat you with one bid he, most likely, would have stopped bidding. Either way, I don't think it necessarily means he shilled.
QUOTE(aceecards @ Feb 6 2007, 07:32 PM)
Oh well just retracted my bid.. so now their shiller is the high bidder..
2 can play the game!
2 can play the game!
Ah, well.
QUOTE(skatalite @ Feb 6 2007, 08:33 PM)
Hmmm... Maybe it wasn't shill bidding? The guy kept bidding up to see if he could crack you. After nine times, he quit. Maybe he didn't have enough money? Maybe he just gave up because there was no way in hell?
If he would've beat you with one bid he, most likely, would have stopped bidding. Either way, I don't think it necessarily means he shilled.
If he would've beat you with one bid he, most likely, would have stopped bidding. Either way, I don't think it necessarily means he shilled.
quits at 14.31 for a $50.00 card and bid it up in increments of $1.00 until he gets to $11.99 then starts 50 cent per bid.. Nah.. he was fishing without going over..!
QUOTE(aceecards @ Feb 6 2007, 07:34 PM)
quits at 14.31 for a $50.00 card and bid it up in increments of $1.00 until he gets to $11.99 then starts 50 cent per bid.. Nah.. he was fishing without going over..!
Mind giving us a link?
QUOTE(aceecards @ Feb 6 2007, 08:32 PM)
Oh well just retracted my bid.. so now their shiller is the high bidder..
2 can play the game!
2 can play the game!
You show 'em Steve!
QUOTE(aceecards @ Feb 6 2007, 08:27 PM)
What are the odds..
Item gets listed yesterday.. 7 day auction.. starts for penny.
I place first bid and bid a nice weird amount $14.31!
Tonight! with 6+days to go
someone else bid up to $14.31 and quit? Bid 13 times and quit!
Why quit at my bid?
So to the gentleman who is selling this.. I hope you are a guest here and you are reading this..
I reported this to EBAY. Finest example of shill bidding I have ever seen in my life.!
Item gets listed yesterday.. 7 day auction.. starts for penny.
I place first bid and bid a nice weird amount $14.31!
Tonight! with 6+days to go
someone else bid up to $14.31 and quit? Bid 13 times and quit!
Why quit at my bid?
So to the gentleman who is selling this.. I hope you are a guest here and you are reading this..
I reported this to EBAY. Finest example of shill bidding I have ever seen in my life.!
Wow That is the best shill bid I have ever seen
dont use ebay EVER what does shill bid mean?
The seller or a friend of the seller drives up the price so it sells for more
QUOTE(braves4life1025 @ Feb 6 2007, 08:24 PM)
dont use ebay EVER what does shill bid mean?
Why shouldn't we use eBay? Cause of shill bidding?
ohh sorry press the I but didnt show upi meant i dont use ebay so whats shill biding?
Shill Bidding is when The seller or a friend of the seller drives up the price so it sells for more
o ok
QUOTE(braves4life1025 @ Feb 6 2007, 08:27 PM)
ohh sorry press the I but didnt show upi meant i dont use ebay so whats shill biding?
Huh?
I think he meant:
I don't use eBay ever.
I don't use eBay ever.
yes thank you FFman
QUOTE(ffman @ Feb 6 2007, 08:39 PM)
I think he meant:
I don't use eBay ever.
I don't use eBay ever.
Ah, gotcha!
Alrighty.
Probably not shill bidding. It happens all the time, where you have the high bid at your maximum bid. It usually rounds it up to your high because of the increments each bid must be at. If he bid $14 or something, it may have rounded it up to $14.31.
Not Shill Bidding.
Not Shill Bidding.
it happened to me once, papelbon xfractor rc i put up a bid of $30 
(stupidty) with 2 min left the bid was at 10, i checked it the next day, and i won at $29 even. quincadince , i think not!
(stupidty) with 2 min left the bid was at 10, i checked it the next day, and i won at $29 even. quincadince , i think not!
Alot of times people think it's shill bidding but it's also the natural of ebay as well when one puts up an early bid. Don' t know if it was, but who would waste their time to shill a $14 item? That would be pretty stupid to loose an account if it was true.
Steve,
Could you provide a link to the auction?
-Bob
Could you provide a link to the auction?
-Bob
QUOTE(fenway1990 @ Feb 6 2007, 09:29 PM)
it happened to me once, papelbon xfractor rc i put up a bid of $30 (stupidty) with 2 min left the bid was at 10, i checked it the next day, and i won at $29 even. quincadince , i think not!
(stupidty) with 2 min left the bid was at 10, i checked it the next day, and i won at $29 even. quincadince , i think not!I have seen many times where there are at least 10 bids in the last minute of an auction. I always place my bid with 13 seconds left.
QUOTE(sundevilpride @ Feb 6 2007, 10:15 PM)
...I always place my bid with 13 seconds left.
OK...I see we have a newbie here!
...never bid before 5 seconds left if done in person!
QUOTE(bob_TCC @ Feb 6 2007, 08:48 PM)
Steve,
Could you provide a link to the auction?
-Bob
Could you provide a link to the auction?
-Bob
I'd like to see it!
QUOTE(sundevilpride @ Feb 6 2007, 11:15 PM)
I have seen many times where there are at least 10 bids in the last minute of an auction. I always place my bid with 13 seconds left.
yeah i try also to do it with the least amount of time as possible..usually 20-30 seconds..
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