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Posted By: barrysloate

I don't understand why a buyer should feel bad about this. You make an offer to an ebay seller, who has the right to accept or reject it. If he accepts, the buyer is doing no wrong. I think the burden lies with the seller, who either stupidly sells the item too cheaply, or at the least cuts ebay out of their fee.

We've discussed ways of preventing this, such as getting a couple of people to put in bids roughly equal to half the value, thus cluing the seller that he has something worthwhile. Now that everyone's identity is hidden, you can place these bids without tipping your hand.