ChatterBank0 min ago
Ebay - Shill Bidding
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Anyone any idea how I can report suspected shill bidding? I am bidding on an item and the bid history shows a zero item user bidding at very convenient moments. I cannot find anything on the ebay site. Does anyone have any experience of shill bidding and reporting it etc?
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You make a report, which is found on this page ^^
You make a report, which is found on this page ^^
Sorry TTT as usual i'm scrambled.
Apparently you do not need to report it.
"If you think that another member is shill bidding, you don't need to report it to us. eBay has a number of systems in place to detect and monitor bidding patterns and practices. If we identify any malicious behavior, we'll take steps to prevent it."
Apparently you do not need to report it.
"If you think that another member is shill bidding, you don't need to report it to us. eBay has a number of systems in place to detect and monitor bidding patterns and practices. If we identify any malicious behavior, we'll take steps to prevent it."
Avoid all the aggro and use a tool such as Just Snipe which automatically bids for you a few seconds before the end of the auction.
It avoids a bidding war and ensures you never pay more than you wanted to - it's too tempting to bid 'just another pound' when you are outbid while the auction is running
It avoids a bidding war and ensures you never pay more than you wanted to - it's too tempting to bid 'just another pound' when you are outbid while the auction is running
fair enough HC but that won't stop things rising out of your range artificially when really they are not worth that much. The seller in question will often be left with the item because of their own greed rather than selling it at a valid price. Pity because I would have paid a fair price but I wouldn't buy now at any price because I don't trust the honesty of the seller.