Yikes. Scary auction. Check this out. Thoughts?

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Posted By: James Verrill

I stumbled over this, and am completely stumped. It has 73 bids (ALL from bidders with ZERO feedback, not a good sign, eh?). Does this have ANY value?

Clue me in, folks. I have never collected labels.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3606879646&category=799

By the way - I am not interested in this, nor do I plan to bid - just curious about this item, and looking to "be educated"

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Posted By: jay behrens

2 shill bidders both created on May 4th. Odds seem pretty slim that 2 people would create an account on the same day bid on the same exact thing and it is the the only thing that they have bid on.

Sorry, can't tell you anything about the label

Jay

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Posted By: jay berhens

also interesting to note that all 73 bids were placed with 45 minutes of each other

Jay

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Posted By: Adam J. Baxter

took a look at this cigar label auction and I have to agree that it certainly looks fishy. I could'nt say for a certainty that this guy is guilty, but two zero feedback bidders and 70+ bids really doesn't look good.

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Posted By: julie

of nothings! they don't seem to be attracting a crowd, do they? Of course, it's always POSSIBLE that two guys, neither of whom has any feedback, both saw the same cigar label and fell in love with it. Anything is possible.

He. "Nobody's perfect." HE!

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Posted By: Elliot

Of course, the seller is a power seller. A power seller wouldn't shill his own auctions, would he?

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Posted By: jay behrens

and we all know what happens to power sellers that shill their auctions.

Jay

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Posted By: Jeff M

I think that the whole story here can be summed up with just the first 2 words of the auction listing. CRACK TEAM. Someone is trying to support a habit by running up the price.

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Posted By: julie

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