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When one knows for certain that a eBay seller is shilling a coin listing...
coindeuce
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that you are an active bidder on, what would you do?
1) Retract your bid and move on.
2)Warn the seller to cease posting shill bids.
3)Notify eBay in hopes that the seller is NARU'ed.
4)Let your max proxy bid stand, even if the shill outbids.
1) Retract your bid and move on.
2)Warn the seller to cease posting shill bids.
3)Notify eBay in hopes that the seller is NARU'ed.
4)Let your max proxy bid stand, even if the shill outbids.
"Everything is on its way to somewhere. Everything." - George Malley, Phenomenon
http://www.american-legacy-coins.com
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Only recourse is to let eBay know and do not bid anymore.
If you like the coin put in your max snipe and go for it.
I have bought tens of thousands of coins on ebay, not once was I ever concerned about shill bidding.
Shill bidding ...... why care, why spend time thinking about it?
<< <i>Why are you bidding and not snipping?
If you like the coin put in your max snipe and go for it.
I have bought tens of thousands of coins on ebay, not once was I ever concerned about shill bidding.
Shill bidding ...... why care, why spend time thinking about it? >>
I agree, there are many ways to get from point a to b with some being shady and others being honorable by the other party. As long as you like where you end up don't worry about the integrity of the other party. Life is about results not fairness but if you are put off, I would retract my bid and move on.
Lots of honest sellers to do business with instead of giving your $ to a scammer.
<< <i>Why are you bidding and not snipping?
If you like the coin put in your max snipe and go for it.
I have bought tens of thousands of coins on ebay, not once was I ever concerned about shill bidding.
Shill bidding ...... why care, why spend time thinking about it? >>
Agree---practical and logical course of action.
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"Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value---zero."----Voltaire
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<< <i>Why are you bidding and not snipping?
If you like the coin put in your max snipe and go for it.
I have bought tens of thousands of coins on ebay, not once was I ever concerned about shill bidding.
Shill bidding ...... why care, why spend time thinking about it? >>
I agree, there are many ways to get from point a to b with some being shady and others being honorable by the other party. As long as you like where you end up don't worry about the integrity of the other party. Life is about results not fairness but if you are put off, I would retract my bid and move on. >>
This.
Let me add that you may not want to isolate the seller--One day you may get a cherry-pick-You never know.
Bob
1909 VDB LINCOLN CENT PCGS MS64RD DDO FS1102 with CAC
at Auction sells for $512.78 (3 bidders around the $500 mark)
Exactly 1 week later, the same exact coin sells for
US $338.66 on the same auction platform
Is it a shill? did the bidder change his mind or retract? Any 2nd chance offers?
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4)Let your max proxy bid stand, even if the shill outbids.
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2)Warn the seller to cease posting shill bids.
Not this, ebay frowns heavily on it.
3)Notify eBay in hopes that the seller is NARU'ed.
Only if your max bid loses or you decided to retract. Keep in mind if you retract, report to ebay and then ebay catches him at shilling, he will have a good idea the retractor reported him and may look for revenge with your selling account. If I was going to report it I would not retract my bid.
Government is the great fiction through which everybody endeavors to live at the expense of everybody else. - Bastiat