[SEL] E-bay Bidding Suscipious!!

[Mark Shulaw]

Right, If they do not understand the proxy bid system.    Mark


At 10:38 AM 10/25/07, you wrote:
>Newbe bidders sometimes bid like that too.
>They just don't know any better.
>
>Mark Shulaw <frappi at wcoil.com> wrote: Private listings are controlled by 
>the seller. Its an option that can be
>selected. You will see your bidder ID as you are a bidder but you will not
>see the others.
>For example with things like sexually explicit or high dollar items many
>times its prefered by the buyer to remain anonymous for obvious reasons.
>That said,
>That many bids on a set of machinist CDs?????   The numbers of the bids
>make me wonder. They are probably fishing to uncover the high bidder by a
>dollar to poke the bid up as high as they can. Once they uncover your high
>bid by one dollar the hopes is you will bid again. This used to be very
>common and still happens some but Ebay usually catches it, especially if
>someone reports suspicious bidder activity.                       TTYL,  Mark
>
>
>At 09:30 AM 10/25/07, you wrote:
> >Apparently this is a "new EBay thing" that a seller has no control over.
> >One of my recent listings came up that way (don't recall which one) & I
> >sure didn't set it up that way.  Not something EBay should be able to
> >control imho!!!!!!!!!!
> >
> >Lew Best near Waco, TX
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >
> >It's a private listing - all bidder's identities are kept secret.
> >Personally, I wouldn't buy from a private listing.
> >
> >
> >      Pete
> >--
> >Peter Scales
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: sel-bounces at lists.stationary-engine.com
> > > [mailto:sel-bounces at lists.stationary-engine.com] On Behalf Of
> > > Paul Maples
> > > Sent: 25 October 2007 12:56
> > > To: sel at lists.stationary-engine.com
> > > Subject: [SEL] E-bay Bidding Suscipious!!
> > >
> > > Take a look at this E-bay Item: 270177772101 and look at the
> > > bidders list and tell me if you think something suspicious is
> > > going on. My bids (wheelterrapin) is listed but the next 20
> > > some odd bids are not. It is hard for me to believe that
> > > there are several "Private" bidders on these CD's but maybe there are.
> > >
> > > Paul
> > >

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