posted on July 1, 2006 04:03:57 AM new
IT AINT ME!!! i spotted this on a top 10 toy auction.
auction # 150001575727
------copy/paste q/ans on auction-----
: Hello: I feel there's some shill bidding going on with your truck. I know skppy, and he's a great collector. HOWEVER, kevusaborna8f7 has only purchased junk, and to have him suddenly bid [3x] in succession up to $1600 on a high quality Tonka piece, is VERY suspicious. To a lesser extent, but still suspicious, is weseswillys - he buys and sells low end items as well. I'm concerned that somebody offered to buy the truck from you in the $1600? range OFF of ebay, and now, out of the blue, comes kevusaborna8f7 who has no clue about Tonka trucks, and bids big bucks. He's a shill. I would suggest you remove kevusaborna8f7 from your auction. There's no way he's legit. It would show that shill bidding is not tolerated. Thank you for your consideration regarding this serious issue.
Jun-29-06
A: Hello, I don't know these bidders on the truck. I checked their feed back, it seemed ok. I will not take an off line bid. I'm interested in doing ebay the right way. I notified ebay, and asked for help on the matter. I'm waiting for their reply. Thank you for your input on the matter.
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..using premise, that you are innocent, what would you do if you read this q/ans on the auction-and it is published, that is how i saw it...
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sam, myoldtoy
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cash: i agree-as a seller. but my curiosity is from the side of the bidder[s] accused by some other...that is what i mean by the premise, "even tho you are innocent."
[ edited by MYOLDTOY on Jul 1, 2006 04:05 AM ]
[ edited by MYOLDTOY on Jul 1, 2006 04:23 AM ]
posted on July 1, 2006 04:20:00 AM new
I probably would:
1 - not have posted the q/a for everyone to see
2 - called eBay and indicated that Questioner was trying to interfere with an auction
3 - ban the Questioner from my auctions forever
posted on July 1, 2006 04:21:31 AM new
If I were innocent, I would demand that ebay pull the listing or at least cancel the comment. I would also let the seller know that by posting the comments in his auction that I was considering suing for libel.
posted on July 1, 2006 04:25:40 AM new
Lt..arent you shooting the messenger? why not crucify the accuser. i wonder if the seller is guilty of anything, other than being caught in the middle. again the basic premise, is the bidder[s] are innocent.
-mot
posted on July 1, 2006 05:06:30 AM new
The seller is guilty, at best, of a bit of stupidity for posting the Q/A. I doubt it was malicious, probably just didn't think about it.
The accuser is probably a POS and should be reported.
posted on July 1, 2006 05:10:11 PM new
The way I read it the seller posted the question for everyone to see but should have forwarded the email to ebay.. The sellers answer is specific he sees nothing and does not know the bidders and ebay was notified blabla bla a nice way of saying your busted. ----in other words the asker was probably reported to ebay is how I took it cause if someone wrote me and said there was shill bidding going on I would certainly notify ebay that I was accused of this and resent it very much and have the accuser investigated.
It is a nice truck, LOL it has no engine. and the pictures an asker asked for are super tiny can't see a thing on them in detail. They are not clickable either.
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You're just jealous because the voices only talk to me!
[ edited by irked on Jul 1, 2006 05:17 PM ]