Shill bidding gone horribly wrong.

hetman · May 20, 2004 2:56AM

Here I was merely trying to help out an old gentleman--a member in good standing.....and look what happened, to my dismay....

I need some professional help....

When will I learn? I most certainly don't need, or even want this hunk of metal.

cacheman · May 20, 2004 3:07AM

pay his fees, provide positive feedback to each other, and make a mental note not to do it again...

tbirde56 · May 20, 2004 3:09AM

Giveaway time!

0john0 · May 20, 2004 4:19AM

If you are going to help out somebody in that manner, I would suggest not waiting until the final 24 hours of the auction.Give yourself plenty of time to have someone top your bid.

Another possibility: You could ask Wybrit to offer it as a 2nd chance to the person who lost. Wybrit would only be out $5

-john

Askari · May 20, 2004 4:26AM

Live by the shill, die by the shill.

MacCrimmon · May 20, 2004 4:36AM

Have the elderly gent see if ronbrom will take it at $225 (assuming EG wants to even sell it at that price), and you pay EG his additional final value fees combined.

XpipedreamR · May 20, 2004 6:54AM

Am I misunderstanding the situation here?

You didn't want the coin, but you were only bidding the price up against legitamite buyers? And now that you won, you don't want to buy the coin?

I think that is really sleazy. You should buy the coin, then crawl under a rock. I hope you get a negative for the transaction.

Does anyone here think that this shouldn't be reported to eBay?

(not that they'll do anything of course)

spinaker2000 · May 20, 2004 8:16AM

Just think of it as a long term investment.

boz · May 20, 2004 8:42AM

<< You should buy the coin, then crawl under a rock >>

Xpipe,
Not that this shtuff doesn't go on all the time. It is sleazy and really whizzes me off too.
I'm with ya man.

Aethelred · May 20, 2004 9:24AM

You got that coin for a great price, buy it and consider that you got a great deal!

ajaan · May 20, 2004 9:28AM

Mark said it best.

wybrit · May 20, 2004 9:35AM

I think I'll just neg 'im for the fun of it!

spinaker2000 · May 20, 2004 10:02AM

sounds like a good subject for a contest/giveaway!!

With "hetman" supplying the giveaway coin of course!!

XpipedreamR · May 20, 2004 10:39AM

OK, could somebody fill me in please?

Is this a joke, or shill bidding or what's the deal?

Aethelred · May 20, 2004 10:43AM

<< I think I'll just neg 'im for the fun of it!

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He should neg you for your failure to get more bids!

Stork · May 20, 2004 11:52AM

<< Is this a joke, or shill bidding or what's the deal? >>

I think (though I may be the only person here who doesn't know who Hetman really is) that a bid was placed without an expectation of a win.

I often see the SSP threads, take a look, see something I wouldn't mind having and throw down a bid. I don't expect to win, but if I do, it wouldn't bother me. It's not shilling because I would make the buy, I might get something cheap, and if it helps move an auction along, that's okay. I don't think I'm hurting other bidders because I'd be happy to take the auction at my token bids.

Cathy

vrtech99sboss · May 20, 2004 12:25PM

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<< I think I'll just neg 'im for the fun of it!

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He should neg you for your failure to get more bids! >>

I believe I saw a familiar name in the bidders list, Aethelred! Were you playing the shill game too!?

Aethelred · May 20, 2004 12:36PM

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<< I think I'll just neg 'im for the fun of it!

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He should neg you for your failure to get more bids! >>

I believe I saw a familiar name in the bidders list, Aethelred! Were you playing the shill game too!?

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No, I would be happy to buy 100 of these at the price I bid!

vrtech99sboss · May 20, 2004 12:45PM

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<< I think I'll just neg 'im for the fun of it!

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He should neg you for your failure to get more bids! >>

I believe I saw a familiar name in the bidders list, Aethelred! Were you playing the shill game too!?

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No, I would be happy to buy 100 of these at the price I bid!

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I thought I'd mess with you! Glad you're a good sport!

wybrit · May 20, 2004 12:48PM

Pity there aren't 100 of them about in that shape.

Aethelred · May 20, 2004 1:18PM

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<< I think I'll just neg 'im for the fun of it!

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He should neg you for your failure to get more bids! >>

I believe I saw a familiar name in the bidders list, Aethelred! Were you playing the shill game too!?

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No, I would be happy to buy 100 of these at the price I bid!

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I thought I'd mess with you! Glad you're a good sport!

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Who said I was a good sport?

MacCrimmon · May 20, 2004 1:23PM

<< Pity there aren't 100 of them about in that shape. >>

Och! Should I bury that original roll back of the stables?

vrtech99sboss · May 20, 2004 1:25PM

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<< I think I'll just neg 'im for the fun of it!

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He should neg you for your failure to get more bids! >>

I believe I saw a familiar name in the bidders list, Aethelred! Were you playing the shill game too!?

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No, I would be happy to buy 100 of these at the price I bid!

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I thought I'd mess with you! Glad you're a good sport!

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Who said I was a good sport?

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hetman · May 21, 2004 5:38AM

Thank you all for your kind (and surprisingly witty) remarks. I believe that Ms. Stork sums up my situation best.

Shill bidding gone horribly wrong.

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