What do you do if you suspect eBay shilling

[Marchillo]

I just won a trio of cards from a seller. I am fine with the price I paid. After I won I noticed the the two runners up both bid on all 3 items. They are all 75 Topps minis so I guess you could have the same interests. Anyways one of the two has over 6k feedback and the other account has 0 feedback and listed as private. The zero fb one is more worrisome.

Again I'm fine with the price but this type of thing leaves a bad taste in my mouth. Would you just pay and forget about it or say something?

I realize shill bidding happens all the time on eBay but when it seems obvious it's concerning. There's also the chance it's not shilled and I'm being paranoid.

What would others do?

[Jason]

I bid my top amount within the last minute. I try not to look at the underbidders as I too am paranoid about it. The zero feedback + private bidder status is the one that would worry me the most. Seems fishy. Why would a brand new account make there feedback private to start? Or even have the know how to do it as a new account?

[megalimey]

Originally Posted by Marchillo

I just won a trio of cards from a seller. I am fine with the price I paid. After I won I noticed the the two runners up both bid on all 3 items. They are all 75 Topps minis so I guess you could have the same interests. Anyways one of the two has over 6k feedback and the other account has 0 feedback and listed as private. The zero fb one is more worrisome.

Again I'm fine with the price but this type of thing leaves a bad taste in my mouth. Would you just pay and forget about it or say something?

I realize shill bidding happens all the time on eBay but when it seems obvious it's concerning. There's also the chance it's not shilled and I'm being paranoid.

What would others do?

SAME OLD STORY same old answer
heard this many many times
simple solution know your product , know your price limitations
bid accordingly and most important
do not let your heart rule your head , then who cares who the under bidders were , not every thing on ebay can be got at a rock bottom bargain price , if you pay more then so be it .

[1952boyntoncollector]

Originally Posted by megalimey

SAME OLD STORY same old answer
heard this many many times
simple solution know your product , know your price limitations
bid accordingly and most important
do not let your heart rule your head , then who cares who the under bidders were , not every thing on ebay can be got at a rock bottom bargain price , if you pay more then so be it .

agree..plus even if shilled etc....the guy is doing a hidden reserve..whatever number you happy with thats the number. The only issue i have is if someone bid retracts making you the high bidder

[rainier2004]

Cancel the transaction and remove the bad taste from your mouth. Every time you look at those cards this is what you'll remember and it wont bring a smile to your face. As I have gotten older, the transaction has become at least of not more important than the card. I cleansed my collection of all those cards, its just not worth it. Stuff doesn't trump all.

[bmattioli]

You state your fine with the price. I would just move on..

[Mountaineer1999]

I feel like I always pay more than what I am able to sell the same item for , I think 90% of the sellers shill

[pbspelly]

Originally Posted by rainier2004

As I have gotten older, the transaction has become at least as if not more important than the card.

This is a fascinating insight. And I think is true for a lot of us.