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MODS if this is "Vendor Bashing" please remove and I apologize in advance.
I've been on EBay since 2000 though only active in EBay Motors for 9 months.
There are a LOT of sales where the price spikes $5-10K in the last 15 minutes but never quite reaches reserve. I assume the shillers hope a real buyer will attempt a last minute Snipe.
There is a local florida guy selling a barracuda for the third time in a month. I know his reserve, and the "Sale" always gets to within $500 of the reserve. Or when the sale is successful he calls me afterwards complaining of yet another "Flake Buyer" and asks if I'll pay $1K under the high bid. He must have the worst luck in the world
lol.
There is nothing to lose shilling the price up, you just call the Real bidders afterwards and tell them the "Buyer" flaked and entice the Real Bidder into paying $1K less than the faked high bid.
What is your estimate of shilled/fake EBay sales.....?
I've been on EBay since 2000 though only active in EBay Motors for 9 months.
There are a LOT of sales where the price spikes $5-10K in the last 15 minutes but never quite reaches reserve. I assume the shillers hope a real buyer will attempt a last minute Snipe.
There is a local florida guy selling a barracuda for the third time in a month. I know his reserve, and the "Sale" always gets to within $500 of the reserve. Or when the sale is successful he calls me afterwards complaining of yet another "Flake Buyer" and asks if I'll pay $1K under the high bid. He must have the worst luck in the world
There is nothing to lose shilling the price up, you just call the Real bidders afterwards and tell them the "Buyer" flaked and entice the Real Bidder into paying $1K less than the faked high bid.
What is your estimate of shilled/fake EBay sales.....?