? "SHILL BIDDING" does it happen or not ? vote in the poll !

A1CardsandGaming

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Not sure if this has been done before but just wondering what the stats will say

Q- What do you consider "SHILL BIDDING"

a. Yes, I believe it happens

b. No, It is a conspiracy theory

c. Never heard of "SHILL BIDDING"

Looking forward to seeing what you all think

 

smc2910

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• Apr 20, 2010

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Re: ? What is "SHILL BIDDING" vote in the poll !

Yeah it happens, some cases and sellers more blatant and obvious than others.

Creating another ebay id to prop up your auctions yourself or having friend/relative bid on an auction with no intention of purchasing the item and then sending second chances or relisting.

 

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• Apr 20, 2010

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Re: ? What is "SHILL BIDDING" vote in the poll !

Well of course it happens, and yes some do it very obviously and others not so much.

Ebay have a pretty firm stance on shillers... whether they do anything about that is another question.

 

good_old_bball

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• Apr 20, 2010

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Re: ? What is "SHILL BIDDING" vote in the poll !

shill bidding ......... huh ................ whats that?????

 

OutlawNinja

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Re: ? What is "SHILL BIDDING" vote in the poll !

Of course it happens !!
Not everybody is an honourable trader.
Something is only worth what someone else is willing to pay for it.

 

GiRDS-

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• Apr 20, 2010

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Re: ? What is "SHILL BIDDING" vote in the poll !

ok just looking for some conformation here. is shill bidding if someone list something that you know and you bump up the prices for them on your account. if so it happens all the time

 

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Re: ? What is "SHILL BIDDING" vote in the poll !

GiRDS- said:

ok just looking for some conformation here. is shill bidding if someone list something that you know and you bump up the prices for them on your account. if so it happens all the time

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its okay if you are just helping a mate out

 

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• Apr 20, 2010

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Re: ? What is "SHILL BIDDING" vote in the poll !

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its okay if you are just helping a mate out

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ahh so i was right. yeh it happens i wasn't aware that shill bidding was therm given to it. but if ebay wasn't so stupid they wouldn't show the max bid of the other people. because i have bid on cards and got the ****s at the guy outbidding me so i bid to make him pay maximum even when i dont know the seller

 

A1CardsandGaming

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• Apr 20, 2010

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Massive difference in the vote so far

 

Brian Lee

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• Apr 21, 2010

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My take on shill bidding is that it is annoying but there is nothing morally wrong with it... it has been around ever since people came up with the idea of an auction. When you go buy a house, you get shill bidding big time... at the end of the day, the seller wants to sell at a certain price, so he/she uses such tactics to achieve the goal. If a person is going to buy the item with a certain maximum bid, he/she has basically signed a contract to pay for the item with that price, if he/she proceeds logically, there wouldn't be a problem. Shill bidding is mainly affecting two types of people:

1) Bargain hunters - as they are misled to think they found a bargain, only to be outbidded at the end by the seller. So it turns out to be a waste of time.

2) People with a spending problem - just because someone outbidded your original maximum does not mean you have to up the ante. You have a budget to begin with and should stick to it.

 

vivo87

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• Apr 22, 2010

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I cant see how anyone could say it doesnt, just wish more people got caught like in the other thread that was listed today!

 

GarnettFan4Life

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• Apr 22, 2010

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wonder who the conspiracy theory dreamers are

 

OutlawNinja

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GarnettFan4Life said:

wonder who the conspiracy theory dreamers are

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It was Osama :v: