Ebay conduct

[c00ky83]

Is there any sort of code of conduct on Ebay?  It bothers me that people try and go behind the back of the system - "how much do you want for this?", etc.  Is this allowed?  If you don't want to bid, get out!

[kempie]

eBay have two sections of their site devoted to "The Rules"... Help and Community.

As for the scenario you describe, that is most certainly prohibited.

http://pages.ebay.co.uk/help/policies/rfe-spam-non-ebay-sale.html

[Chapel]

what irks me is when you see, say, an mp3 player, for a few quid, decide to bid, then discover that the seller is a hong-kong retailer and you've just bought the right to buy the product at full price. And when you decide not to, they mark you as a non-paying bidder.