question for experienced ebay sellers

[bnorth]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

It looks to me like it takes effort to set it up. And obviously he could just uncheck the option.

How to create a private listing
You can create private listings using the advanced listing tool. Here's how:

Select Edit all options from the Pricing section of the listing form.
Select the settings icon at the top of the Pricing popup.
Set Private listing to on.
When you choose this option, buyers will remain anonymous when they bid on or buy an item.

Yes but eBay could have just changed their settings without them knowing and they just don't care enough to change it back. Plus once a listing has a bid you can't change anything.

eBay does weird stuff for no reason. About 2 weeks ago I sold an item. Somehow eBay changed the shipping method from USPS to UPS and was nice enough to give me a discount so shipping was only $9. Bad part is eBay only charged the buyer $5 for the only shipping option I now had.

The seller is the only one who really knows the answer. Anything else is just an assumption and we know what they say about those.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by bnorth

Yes but eBay could have just changed their settings without them knowing and they just don't care enough to change it back. Plus once a listing has a bid you can't change anything.

eBay does weird stuff for no reason. About 2 weeks ago I sold an item. Somehow eBay changed the shipping method from USPS to UPS and was nice enough to give me a discount so shipping was only $9. Bad part is eBay only charged the buyer $5 for the only shipping option I now had.

The seller is the only one who really knows the answer. Anything else is just an assumption and we know what they say about those.

As between the scenarios he's doing it on purpose and he's just the victim of some ebay glitch, I'm voting for the former.

[bnorth]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

As between the scenarios he's doing it on purpose and he's just the victim of some ebay glitch, I'm voting for the former.

If it was a betting situation I would agree with you as that is the odds on best bet. Just saying from a ton of personal experience sometimes eBay does some weird stuff. Plus since we are already guessing he is a horrible shill bidding piece of trash for no reason at all I figured someone should take the other side when making up stories.

[ClementeFanOh]

bnorth- at the beginning of this post I practically begged people to stay on
point. You have bent over backward to stray from it. I caught your crappy little
insinuation that I consider this seller to be a "horrible shill bidding piece of
trash". You are a) wrong and b) OFF POINT. Take a lesson from Dave Bergin
here. He stayed on point and offered useful input. On the other hand, you
decided your attitude needed to be the center of attention. That's... wrong. I
have received your input and moved on, and I suggest you do the same

Meanwhile- back on point- I'd welcome anyone else who can keep it between
the lines and add to the conversation.

Trent King

[bnorth]

Originally Posted by ClementeFanOh

bnorth- at the beginning of this post I practically begged people to stay on
point. You have bent over backward to stray from it. I caught your crappy little
insinuation that I consider this seller to be a "horrible shill bidding piece of
trash". You are a) wrong and b) OFF POINT. Take a lesson from Dave Bergin
here. He stayed on point and offered useful input. On the other hand, you
decided your attitude needed to be the center of attention. That's... wrong. I
have received your input and moved on, and I suggest you do the same

Meanwhile- back on point- I'd welcome anyone else who can keep it between
the lines and add to the conversation.

Trent King

LOL, no you practically begged someone to give you the answer YOU wanted to read. I will say thank you as your posts always make me LMAO.

[ClementeFanOh]

The ebay seller did not answer my follow up question, auctions end this
evening. He's selling a double digit number of high quality slabbed comics,
all with Bidder IDs "private". Red flag city. It's a shame, great books there.

Trent King

bnorth- still waiting for the "valid list of reasons" someone would go out of
the way to make live auction bids "private". Since I can't come up with a single
one, feel free to PM me the list. It will make me "LMAO". Good Lord...

[MikeGarcia]

He may have set it it to that 14 years ago , when there was , in his mind , a positive reason. And just forgot , because HE as the seller CAN SEE ALL THAT.
.****** Or he may also sell "adult " photos and those successful bidders almost always do not want their E-Bay ID visible . Ask any veteran divorce attorney about the value of a background check when it comes to child visitation arrangements when the mother wants moooooore child support.
. Or so I've overheard out in the lobby smoke breaks at intermissions.
I would not give the situation a second thought nowadays . Bid and buy it. E-Bay has you covered nowadays. They really do.