SShayler
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posted on May 26, 2001 03:08:23 PM
Hi
I have a car up for sale on Ebay Motors. This is the second time that I've put the car up, the last time it didn't meet the reserve. This time its pretty close to the reserve price and the top bidder at this time is the same high bidder as the last time. The auction still has about a day and a half to go.
I decide to be the curious seller and take a look at my bidder's activity lately. He/she is a low feedback bidder (11) which from what I've seen on Ebay motors is not unusual.
I about fell on the floor from shock. The guy/girl is bidding on 158 car auctions!!! I'm worried that I'm going to wind up stuck...can I report someone for excessive bidding...I mean, they could be independently wealthy.....but?
Sue
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mtnmama
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posted on May 26, 2001 03:16:09 PM
Think they're a car dealer or auctioneer? I don't think you can do anything until they win and don't pay. Are all the cars the same?
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SShayler
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posted on May 26, 2001 03:21:53 PM
I have no clue, but over the last 30 days they've been the high bidder on 185 car auctions (none of them reserve met) and has bid on 453 other car auctions.
Its too weird for me. I really had my hopes up for this bidder since he bid on my auction the last time.
Maybe they just get their jollies from things like this.... 
S
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saabsister
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posted on May 26, 2001 03:27:37 PM
Sue, if you get a reply from eBay, let us know. The costume jewelry category has a few of these bidders. I emailed Customer Support with my concerns, but I got the standard canned answer. I couldn't figure a way to personalize my complaint to SafeHarbor, which is probably where it should be addressed. (In the jewelry category, these bidders join, immediately bid on hundreds of items, and usually end up NARUed in a month or two.)
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mtnmama
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posted on May 26, 2001 04:22:33 PM
If none met reserve, they could be what's called a thrill bidder. UGH!
You can write to the bidder and ask what gives. LOL!
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dubyasdaman
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posted on May 26, 2001 04:34:56 PM
He/she could be placing a ton of very low-ball bids hoping to buy a car for pennies on the dollar.
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nefish
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posted on May 26, 2001 05:25:20 PM
I think some people are just pure recreational bidders. What I mean is, they place bids on tons of things at the beginning of the auction, knowing that the price will go much higher than their proxy and they stand no chance of winning. They bid just for the fun of placing a bid, since they know they won't win...
I wouldn't worry about it, but that's just me. Good luck with your auction! 
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SShayler
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posted on May 26, 2001 07:12:00 PM
Thrill and recreational bidders...ugh is right.
I'm not getting to upset, but I can't understand the concept. Its not like he's bid only once, they've continually bid during the auction, several times over the week. Very strange to say the least.
I'm sooooo tempted to write and as what the heck is going on.
S
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skip555
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posted on May 26, 2001 07:17:35 PM
He could be placing bids on items he want's to watch....a marker bid I do it all the time.
ebay only let's you watch 20 items..
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SShayler
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posted on May 26, 2001 07:23:20 PM
I can see placing one marker bid. He's bid consistently over the week
BTW, I just checked his bid retraction history
Past 7 days-5
Past Month-13
Past 6 months-15
Things that make ya go hmmmmmm.
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jrb3
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posted on May 26, 2001 07:31:07 PM
There ar e a couple bidders who will bid on almost every one of the items I have up faor sale.
I normally start my auctions well below the average selling price so these people hope they will get a deal. A few of them will even continuae to bid as the price goes up.
I will often go through when I am bidding and bid on 30-40 items at a time just to tag the item.
I wouldn't worry too much about it.
JB
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SShayler
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posted on May 27, 2001 09:13:43 AM
Well, maybe I'm just nervous because to me this is a high ticket item. I sell in the clothing areas and most of my items are in the 5-20 range, so a $4000 car is a big deal.
Auction still has a few hours.....maybe somebody will snipe him
S
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zoomin
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posted on May 27, 2001 11:04:50 AM
SS:
Nothing like a stressful Holiday weekend, eh? 
IMHO, let sleeping dogs lie.
Bids beget bids.
Your item is more likely to sell because it has a bid on it.
Could be a deadbeat or thrill bidder, but if it passes the reserve and it IS, a DB, you can sell it to the underbidder.
JMHO
only ZOOMIN here 
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daleeric
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posted on May 27, 2001 01:09:06 PM
That happened to me and the person ended up to be a flake. They were bidding on so many auctions, it wasn't possible they could be serious about them. I wait until the last minute and cancel the bid if the reserve is met. If it hasn't been met use the bid to get to the next level.
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kennycam
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posted on May 27, 2001 03:55:28 PM
Sue:
The bidder might be a car dealer that is looking for bargains, and hope that the reserves are low enough for him/her to get some good deals. It can be a thrill seeker that loves the joy of bidding and not winning.
Look on the positive side of this, the bidder is helping to push the price up towards your reserve.
We had a person bid on 4 of our computer auctions and got outbid on the first 3. He won the 4th one and we sent him the EOA notice with address and total payment amount. He responded that he helped us get a higher price for our items by placing bids, and since he lived in the adjoining state, could we give him a discount on the shipping. We agreed to this and sent him an adjusted shipping price. We have not heard from him since then. We waited 30 days, file for FVF and relist the item. The winning bid for the item was 50% higher the second time around.
Not KennyCam on eBay.
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