I was the victim of shill bidding on ebay!

[CW]

So is the seller's name "geeze" , or has that information not been shared yet for some reason??? Who is the seller?

[Jantz]

Bill

Sorry to hear this happened to you.

The dollar amount shouldn't matter.

Report the seller.

If it were me, I would also put their alter-bidding account name in the negative feedback reply that I left for them on Ebay.

Hope this ends well for you.


Jantz

[tiger8mush]

Originally Posted by CW

So is the seller's name "geeze" , or has that information not been shared yet for some reason??? Who is the seller?

+1, tell us who the seller is!

[buymycards]

The new rules also won't allow you to leave negative feedback until 7 days after the auction closes. This policy allows time for you and the seller to work it out.

Another great policy by ebay. By the 7th day the seller can file a NPB against you and you won't be able to leave a negative.

Rick

Originally Posted by CW

So is the seller's name "geeze" , or has that information not been shared yet for some reason??? Who is the seller?

+2. At this point I could care less anymore. Simply due to the fact that the sellers name/eBay id has not been given to protect the rest of us. I'm sorry you got shilled but protecting the sellers id is the same as saying its ok IMO. Bill we all think very highly of you and respect you greatly. If this guy is a board member we definitely have the right to know. Man the pitchforks and torches boys!!!!! Lmao. Always wanted to say that. Lol

[egbeachley]

The underbidder is similar to the profile of verklempt123

[bh3443]

Well, it's over and the transactions are cancelled.
Check out seller
1098shawn

This left a nasty feeling with me, and from now on, SCREW AUCTIONS!
It's buy it now on ebay or the BST here! I'm too old for these games.

Thanks everyone for your help.

Regards,
Bill

PS: This really happened, right? It's not my medicine making me paranoid, lol!

[ethicsprof]

glad to hear that it's over.
i do appreciate your forewarning the rest of us.

And i do hope you are doing well!
all the best,
barry

[steve B]

I've had a couple times where what looked like shilling turned out to not be shilling at all.

I don't think this is one of those. I was on the fence because his bidding fit a pattern that seemed more like inexperience or gaming the syatem by using retractions to find the current high bidders maximum. Lots of bids on the ungraded cards, fewer on the graded, and more on certain years. That seemed more like a collector unfamiliar with bidding.

Then I saw the bidding on the watch. Same bid up then retract. That ckinched it for me. If he was just a collector new at bidding he'd have stuck to the cards.

Steve B

[Deertick]

I'm curious. Why would you give a seller who shilled you positive feedback?