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How To Contact The High Bidder Of Private Auctions On Ebay

Not sure if this was ever posted here or not.

This information might come in handy for our fellow collectors to protect against the occasional seller out there trying to rip them off. I'm merely passing it on from another message board.

-Login to your eBay account.

-In the right-hand top corner, click on "Advanced Search"

-In the left side-bar click on "Items by Seller"

-Enter Sellers User ID

-Under "Items for Sale by seller name", select an 'auction' currently in session and then..

-Select "Watch this item", in the upper right-side under the eBay Item #

-At the top middle of the web page, Click on "My ebay"

-Under "Items I'm watching", click on "Customize" link on right-side

-In "Customize Items I'm watching" window make sure that the "High Bidder ID" is inside the "Columns to display" box. If not, highlight "High Bidder ID" in the Available Columns box and use the Right arrow key in the middle of both boxes to move "High Bidder ID" to the "Columns to display" box.

-Go back to "My eBay", Scroll down to "Items I'm Watching", and look for the "High Bidder" under the sellers name auction currently in session.

-You should now see the un-hidden high bidder for that auction. Click on the name of the high bidder.

-You will see the identity page of the high bidder. Click on "Contact Member" button.

-Now you can contact the High Bidder of any of the sellers auctions.

Note that you should always disclose how you were able to find the high bidder of the private auction and reference the auction that you are referring to when contacting an ebay member, as this information is non-disclosed in subject line.

This information is meant to be informative only and I am neither endorsing nor encouraging anyone to violate Ebay auction tampering policies.

Comments

  • BarfvaderBarfvader Posts: 2,859 ✭✭✭✭
    I just want to say


    THANKS


  • envoy98envoy98 Posts: 4,000 ✭✭
    Thanks jerster. How you figured that out, I have no idea. Nice job though. I think I could get myself into trouble with all those fake Gretzky & Jordan rookies, not to mention those lovely "scoreboard" seal "buyback" autographs. You've done the ebay community a huge favor.

    But now how do I keep selling all that adult material to stone without anyone finding out? image

    Just kidding bud!
  • JonBJonB Posts: 495
    WOW, awesome, thanks... and I'm sure when we save someone hundreds of $$$ they will be even more thankful !!!
  • A761506A761506 Posts: 1,309 ✭✭✭
    Wow... that is great... now someone can put an end to petty theives like blaclabl and tandaexpresscardshoppe and ehazuka out of business...

    Speaking of out of business, as I was just typing this, blaclabl was NARU'd.
  • EagleEyeKidEagleEyeKid Posts: 4,496 ✭✭
    blaclabl was NARU'd.

    That's awesome. Unfortunately, he'll be
    back again under another name.
  • jersterjerster Posts: 828 ✭✭✭
    blaclabl was NARU'd.

    Ha, he's the test figure I used to make sure this worked....

  • GriffinsGriffins Posts: 6,076 ✭✭✭
    Anyway to make this work with an auction that has recently closed?

    Always looking for Topps Salesman Samples, pre '51 unopened packs, E90-2, E91a, N690 Kalamazoo Bats, and T204 Square Frame Ramly's

  • athleticsfanathleticsfan Posts: 249 ✭✭✭
    eBay has corrected this issue. This will not work for a closed or a current auction. image
    A's World Championships-1910, 1911, 1913, 1929, 1930, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1989
  • EagleEyeKidEagleEyeKid Posts: 4,496 ✭✭
    Ebay figured it out and we can't do it anymore.
    Scammers probably read this thread or others like this
    and probably told Ebay.
  • Why do sellers have Private Auctions On Ebay?
  • lostdart58lostdart58 Posts: 2,938 ✭✭✭


    << <i>Why do sellers have Private Auctions On Ebay? >>



    99% of the time sellers have private auctions because they are trying to hide something.
    Collector of:Baseball
    1955 Bowman Raw complete with 90% Ex-NR or better

    Now seeking 1949 Eureka Sportstamps...NM condition
    Working on '78 Autographed set now 99.9% complete -
    Working on '89 Topps autoed set now complete


  • softparadesoftparade Posts: 9,276 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Ebay figured it out and we can't do it anymore.
    Scammers probably read this thread or others like this
    and probably told Ebay. >>



    yep, the jerkoff scammer has more rights than the other 99%

    E-bay is blind.

    ISO 1978 Topps Baseball in NM-MT High Grade Raw 3, 100, 103, 302, 347, 376, 416, 466, 481, 487, 509, 534, 540, 554, 579, 580, 622, 642, 673, 724__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ISO 1978 O-Pee-Chee in NM-MT High Grade Raw12, 21, 29, 38, 49, 65, 69, 73, 74, 81, 95, 100, 104, 110, 115, 122, 132, 133, 135, 140, 142, 151, 153, 155, 160, 161, 167, 168, 172, 179, 181, 196, 200, 204, 210, 224, 231, 240

  • jersterjerster Posts: 828 ✭✭✭
    Oh poopie.
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