Bidding on your own auction

[MikeU]

Originally Posted by smtjoy

lol Nice 1 feedback bidder with 51% with this seller and putting out 97 bids the last 30 days, year right.......

They are not even shilling like a professional. They don't even have a bid retraction yet

[thehoodedcoder]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/T205-Gold-Bo...item53f4ec1fe7


Bidding Details
Bidder Information
Bidder: n***y( 628)
Feedback: 100%Positive
Item description: Item Title: T205 Gold Border Kirby Kirb White Pittsburgh Pirates PSA 6 EX-MT
Bids on this item: 1
30-Day Summary
Total bids: 444
Items bid on: 414
Bid activity (%) with this seller: 46%
Bid retractions: 1
Bid retractions (6 months): 104

kevin quinn

[Runscott]

How I handle 'odd' bidding patterns that might appear to be shilling to other potential bidders:

I had a pool cue I was selling jump from $86 to $156 last week, which I thought was curious (yes, as a seller I monitor the bidding on my items - imagine that! ).

I checked the bidding history and a 0-feedback bidder had bid a tiny bit at a time, repeatedly, until he just edged out the former leader.

I retracted all of his bids, blocked his i.d. and sent him a pleasant message telling him that I didn't mind his bidding, but it looked a little odd and I wanted an explanation. If he could give me one, I would reinstate him and would love to see him bidding.
I then sent a message to the new leading bidder, apologizing for what might have been okay bidding, but assuring him that I monitor such things closely and everything in my auctions is legitimate.

Obviously I know the guy wasn't a shill bidder, since it's my own auction. My suspicions when these things happen, is that it could be someone I've had a run-in with on a discussion board - yep, there are some who will NEVER let anything go, and revenge, even on the internet over a discussion, is as good as their life gets. But even if it's just a new bidder who hasn't a clue how to behave on ebay, it still looks bad to other bidders, so I have to take some sort of action. If the bidder explains themselves, then I reinstate them and we go on our merry way (it's happened ).

But this guy explained himself just as I expected him to. It was a past bidder who had been such a pita that I had blocked his other i.d. If someone really wants a bite out of you, they will find a way to get it.

[lsutigers1973]

Originally Posted by thehoodedcoder

http://www.ebay.com/itm/T205-Gold-Bo...item53f4ec1fe7


Bidding Details
Bidder Information
Bidder: n***y( 628)
Feedback: 100%Positive
Item description: Item Title: T205 Gold Border Kirby Kirb White Pittsburgh Pirates PSA 6 EX-MT
Bids on this item: 1
30-Day Summary
Total bids: 444
Items bid on: 414
Bid activity (%) with this seller: 46%
Bid retractions: 1
Bid retractions (6 months): 104

kevin quinn

Same auction:


30-Day Summary
Total bids: 1482
Items bid on: 1006
Bid activity (%) with this seller: 20%
Bid retractions: 1
Bid retractions (6 months): 41

[ScottFandango]

the recent drama had me thinking...and i searched some old threads...

my head is spinning! seems like once a month there is a thread about Probstien and his alleged schilling...its thread after thread...

why is this guy always involved in some alleged wrongful activity...

why is it the "biggest" sellers always seem to have the most potential issues

now his association with JOE....i thought he was not gonna do business with this guy Joe anymore.....

mr Probstien, WHAT IS YOUR RESPONSE?