Does this one look like a shill bidder to you guys?

Russ

It looks suspicious to me. Since this is a no reserve auction, there's no reason for all those bids right in a row.

Russ, NCNE

relayer

Not to me. Looks like hotrod doesn't like getting told he's been outbid. Probably going up $1 at a time

Loki

<< <i>Does this one look like a shill bidder to you guys? >>

Does a bear sleep in the woods?
Check the seller's feedback for lots of neat in a row repeat winners.

jakemrjr

I would say no, because in his bid history it shows he has not bid on any other of the seller's items

ClarkOfKent

The bidder's been registered for a couple of years with only 2 feedbacks. Maybe just a case of not knowing how to bid... just inching it up until they get high bid?

Well, that's the Devil's Advocate view. But, it does look fishy.

Edit: More Devil's Advocate....
The seller does have alot of in-a-row sales to different buyers, but most of it is really low-cost stuff. The one's I checked out were sheets of stamps, mostly. People probably buying a bunch and getting combined shipping.

kranky

I don't think it's a shill. Same bid pattern on 4 different auctions, all by different people. In at least one of them he didn't take over the top spot before quitting.

Has been on ebay since Feb 1999, has one pos FB from Mar 99, one neutral from Apr 01. Very inactive member to be a shill, I think.

Loki

Your right guys. Sorry for my 2 second preliminary analysis. I should have delved further before spouting a conclusion. This one's suspicious-looking but not when you look at seller's other open auctions.

UncleJoe

No. Just trying to get to the top as cheaply as possible.

Joe.

BNE

OT: Loki: I love your flipping coin!

banknote1

I like the way that Wash-Lafayette looks!!
I don't think the guy is a shill, I agree with the other posts!!

dorkkarl

i don't get good vibes from that 1 either. snipe it.

K S

CLASSICS

<< <i>It looks suspicious to me. Since this is a no reserve auction, there's no reason for all those bids right in a row.

Russ, NCNE >>

.............russ.....looks very strange to me....why would anyone keep raising thier own bid in order to pay more???????????

Russ

<< <i>i don't get good vibes from that 1 either. snipe it. >>



Karl,

That's why this one is irritating me. I like the coin, and need it for my set. But, at this rate it's going to end up at stupid money long before the end of the auction.

Russ, NCNE

onthespot

I have had bidders like that, and you know what? they almost never win their auction. all they do is push the price up, then the snipers blow them out of the water last minute anyhow... good for sellers. bad for buyers.

Dog97

All those bids right in a row don't prove anything. Look at some of my bidding history; it must look like I'm shilling too, especially since some other board members ended up being the high bidder after I bid for days & days on the same item.

http://cgi6.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewBids&item=1394639145

http://cgi6.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewBids&item=1369480433

http://cgi6.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewBids&item=1392099396

gemtone65

Well, if nothing else, Hotrod1960's sudden emergence, bidding tactics and eclectic collecting interests are a bit unusual, especially for someone with a feedback rating of one.

HillbillyJim

There is nothing unusual about that bidding pattern, in fact it's common. "Sneaking up" on the high bid amount in minimal increments as you do not know what the high proxy bid actually is. This way you will just pass the highest bid with the least amount of $. Also some "pad" their high proxy then go to bed.....


Jimmy