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07-24-2012, 10:25 PM
Shill bidding? with a legit buyer at the end?
Just had one not sell like two days ago but this one goes for like $50 over my sale price. Then end buyer looks legit but there a couple of bidders with like 6 and 8 bids... is this an auto bid program or is it shill bidding?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/2010-Bowman-Plat...5894eb33d8
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07-24-2012, 10:43 PM
RE: Shill bidding? with a legit buyer at the end?
That just looks like it was the "set maximum bid" feature.
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07-24-2012, 10:50 PM
RE: Shill bidding? with a legit buyer at the end?
Looks legit. Your auction ened 2 days ago. Thats means this auction was also running, Its lower current auction value hurt your higher BIN. People waited for this auction hoping to get it for a little less. In the end it was a little more. Gamble of the auction. I myself tend to skip over BIN's and take my chances with the auctions.
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07-25-2012, 10:14 PM
RE: Shill bidding? with a legit buyer at the end?
i never used a snipe program or an away bidder program, just found it wierd that the same bidder made like 5 bids against himself raising the price. That was why I asked. I didn't really want to sell the Trout in my heart anyways...lol guess thats why I put the high BIN.