posted on July 9, 2003 09:41:03 PM new
i list 100+ items a week and just noticed a past customer bidding and winning several items. i pulled up his name under the bidder search and noticed he has bid on 30+ auctions...and all are mine. i can see it now....someone turning me in for bid shilling and i have no association what so ever with this bidder...other than he bought 2 items from me a couple months ago. he has a feedback of 6 with 2 being from me. would you contact ebay and inform them of this situation before someone turns me in for bid shilling?...or what?
posted on July 9, 2003 09:56:58 PM new
Leave it alone. Ebay is not going to do anything anyway. There is nothing they can do.
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posted on July 9, 2003 10:18:06 PM new
The guy likes you.
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posted on July 9, 2003 10:25:20 PM new
the only reason i ask this...is i know of someone who got busted for this exact thing several months ago...but their bidder actually bid on a few other sellers auctions...it took the seller a couple of weeks to plead their case and get reinstated.
posted on July 10, 2003 08:13:22 AM newtomford I can see why you're worried. The pattern you've described does look like shilling, and you were probably smart to catch it when you did. The danger, obviously, is that some of your other bidders will see the same pattern and jump to conclusions.
In situations like this, it's probably best if the person who knows the truth makes the first move. I'd send an email to eBay explaining the situation and asking if there's anything you can do to make it clear that this guy is NOT affiliated with you, he's just an enthusiastic bidder. You'll probably get an answer back reassuring you that everything's rosy - which you can then produce when and if a complaint is filed against you.
I wouldn't do anything to discourage the guy, however, especially if he pays on time and is reasonable to deal with. We need more like that!
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posted on July 10, 2003 09:01:11 AM new
[i]Hi - you've never heard of me and I'm not doing anything wrong (no, seriously - I'm not) but I just wanted to let you know that just in case someone gets suspicious of me or that guy that bid on half my stuff and only on my stuff are not the same person. Please don't shut my account down if someone wmails you thinking that they are.
Thank you....[/i]
Sorry boys and girls but that's going to make me turn a suspicious eye towards your auctions.
BTW - Shill bidders are rarely the high bidder - it kind of defeats the purpose.
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[ edited by neonmania on Jul 10, 2003 09:01 AM ]
posted on July 10, 2003 01:05:31 PM new
neon you are absolutely right. only an idiot would email ebay about this!!! just enjoy the activity and calm down. shill bidding is subtle, not blatantly open!
posted on July 10, 2003 01:08:58 PM new
well...i must be an idiot...i emailed ebay and got a response in just a few hours...to be brief...they said i have no control over who bids on my items and if i wanted to block that bidder i could....so im not as worried now.
