Subject	Wouldn't that be considered "Shill Bidding"
Posted by	Jason(MD) on February 17, 2006 at 10:39 AM
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In Reply To	shady or not, a good way to get people to bid on something posted by LJZTT on February 17, 2006 at 10:20 AM
Message	Seems deceptive to me. If you want a reserve, then put a reserve... don't push the price up by bidding on your own auction. Link to description of Shill Bidding: [ http://pages.ebay.com/help/policies/seller-shill-bidding.html ] An example that is given: "Sally is selling her car on eBay. During the auction, Sally becomes worried that her car might sell for less than the amount she is hoping to receive. To ensure that no bidder can win her car for less than the price she has in mind, Sally uses another eBay account to place bids on her own car, increasing the volume of bidding and raising the price to the level she feels is ‘fair’."
Follow Ups	Bidding on your own auction? - Jason(MD) 10:10:21 02/17/06 has happened before. luke did it on his car - genic 10:16:38 02/17/06 I know Luke @ Tirerack bid on his own car auction. (n/m) - Kenny 10:19:12 02/17/06 Yup. (n/m) - Spongerider :) 10:49:39 02/17/06 yep ... but, I did not even bid t the reserve amount ... - Luke@tirerack 11:52:46 02/17/06 And why it's called a *auction*. (n/m) - Spongerider :) 12:03:27 02/17/06 *an (n/m) - Dustin 12:21:32 02/17/06 yeah but dealing with idiots wanting it for 8-10 under value - Luke@tirerack 15:30:11 02/17/06 isn't that why there is the "reserve" function?? (n/m) - Halo Z 15:41:29 02/17/06 my error was not setting the opening bid higher - Luke@tirerack 15:57:58 02/17/06 That's an excuse for your unethical bidding? - Kenny 15:45:52 02/17/06 what ever .... - Luke@tirerack 15:55:39 02/17/06 Just listen to what this guy said>>> - Spongerider :) 15:58:23 02/17/06 the sad thing is that - Luke@tirerack 16:03:23 02/17/06 I understand your frustration. - Kenny 16:06:33 02/17/06 I will never attempt to do ANYTHING on Ebay again ... - Luke@tirerack 16:10:44 02/17/06 Nice way to greet old customers! (n/m) - Spongerider :) 16:17:51 02/17/06 actually ... I don't believe that I singled anybody out - Luke@tirerack 16:30:45 02/17/06 LOL Illegal? Only according to Ebay. - Rule12b 17:34:05 02/17/06 My feelings on what you just brought up: - dogpile 16:30:49 02/17/06 huh??? (n/m) - Luke@tirerack 16:34:59 02/17/06 What part isn't clear? - dogpile 16:38:35 02/17/06 if you actually knew me - Luke@tirerack 16:54:09 02/17/06 if you actually knew me - dogpile 17:10:04 02/17/06 sorry, my sarcasm meter is in the shop - Luke@tirerack 07:05:45 02/18/06 you can get the *auction* removed upon request - genic 15:48:57 02/17/06 I know that now .... (n/m) - Luke@tirerack 15:58:43 02/17/06 So you were jacking your price up. (n/m) - Spongerider :) 16:01:35 02/17/06 Re: So you were jacking your price up. - Luke@tirerack 16:04:26 02/17/06 Not a bad idea, next time use a Non-Binding auction - WildBillZx 18:05:20 02/17/06 shady or not, a good way to get people to bid on something - LJZTT 10:20:07 02/17/06 That's a damn good idea.... - zboost(tx) 10:22:21 02/17/06 I'm sure it happens all the time. At least I get someone - longhornz32(Fort Worth) 10:39:01 02/17/06 Wouldn't that be considered "Shill Bidding" - Jason(MD) 10:39:57 02/17/06 Sally ... whew! That girl! (n/m) - NytWolf 10:42:40 02/17/06 lol that song brings back memories haha (n/m) - james-lee(Wifes10weekspreg) 11:06:26 02/17/06 Exactly!! Very dishonest and unethical, against - twinturbineZ 12:36:04 02/17/06 I have to agree... - Waco300zx 12:38:51 02/17/06 I'm not condoning anything, just pointing out that - LJZTT 17:30:51 02/17/06 I doubt that that's the case on this auction. - Dustin 12:33:53 02/17/06 although a bit immoral, it happens all the time - Waco300zx 11:04:54 02/17/06 It says in the classified ad that it's not his car, - Dustin 11:31:44 02/17/06 kinda true, but that's also very similar to shill bidding - Moxie 11:41:36 02/17/06 Re: Bidding on your own auction? - Fuzznutz 11:39:55 02/17/06 Excellent. - Jason(MD) 12:37:51 02/17/06 Who cares?... - Madhatter10-6 12:17:53 02/17/06 Wrong... - Waco300zx 12:40:44 02/17/06 No, it couldn't have sold for $3k or $4k because - Dustin 12:49:57 02/17/06 was just saying an example. Didn't even look at the auction (n/m) - Waco300zx 12:52:29 02/17/06 I see what your saying but.... - Madhatter10-6 12:53:32 02/17/06 what if...... - SactoTodd 13:05:08 02/17/06 thank you. my thoughts exactly (n/m) - Waco300zx 13:07:07 02/17/06 I see both of your point of views - Madhatter10-6 14:14:56 02/17/06 Seriously, you should go bid $50k on it and see - Dustin 14:46:43 02/17/06 according the email address in the ad description the owner - LoweBudget(Central VA) 12:59:59 02/17/06 Yeah, that guy's a weiner. - doug8867 13:06:10 02/17/06
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