Bidding on your own auction

[smtjoy]

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

[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