Shill bidding?

[Neil]

How does bid retraction work - couldn't you try that, here?

 

[unkleGsif]

Could do, but if this is indeed shill bidding (checked their policy) that would just leave the "seller" winning the item and to win it myself I would still have to over-bid

Have told ebay however... see what happens

G

 

[Neil]

Could do, but if this is indeed shill bidding (checked their policy) that would just leave the "seller" winning the item and to win it myself I would still have to over-bid

Have told ebay however... see what happens

G

I guess what I wanted to understand was whether you want to win this - knowing you've probably been played, or just get the hell out of Dodge and live to bid another day?

In your shoes, I'd just want out of this - if people are prepared to shill, surely they're prepared to stiff you in other ways too.

 

[NAILTRAIL96]

If you retract your bid the seller has to agree which would leave the seller or his/her mate and the next highest.
Or more likely a pulled and relisted item with a starting bid of your last bid.

 

[unkleGsif]

I guess what I wanted to understand was whether you want to win this - knowing you've probably been played, or just get the hell out of Dodge and live to bid another day?

In your shoes, I'd just want out of this - if people are prepared to shill, surely they're prepared to stiff you in other ways too.

Well, its seems its the only one of its kind, in a condition that I would be happy with, in the UK, for something that I am desperate for... however I wont be stupid and get sucked in.

It ends on Sunday, so will see what happens next


G

 

[unkleGsif]

I doubt they'd be concerned, I doubt ebay would be concerned......

Well, the add has dissapeared

G

 

[gibbleking]

what was it that you were watching..?

 

[unkleGsif]

just some bike bits

G

 

[NAILTRAIL96]

I doubt they'd be concerned, I doubt ebay would be concerned......

Well, the add has dissapeared

G

Thats good to hear, I guess they can see who was bidding and whether or not they bid on a lot of their auctions.
Now you just contact the buyer with a reasonable offer

 

[unkleGsif]

That particular line has been baited, cast into the water, and I am patiently sitting on the riverbank with a big mug of tea

G