1 May
2018
1 May
'18
1:57 p.m.
I'd look at the bid history if I could, but I don't seem to be able to see
it at all. It looks as if the item has been set as a Buy It Now at my top
price, even if I use a different browser so it doesn't know it is me looking
at the item, I just see a buy in now and no bid history. I am not too fussed
about the item, even though the actual amount is quite small, it is more the
principle that makes me inclined not to buy it.
Regards
Rob
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Subject: Re: Is This A Shill?
Check the bidding history.
1) Is the cancelled high bid absurdly high?
Is it from a low/no feedback? (eBay no longer lets you know other bidders
identities)
It is not uncommon for a shill to place a single VERY high bid, in order
to
reveal the full amount of the highest bid.
Another use for a shill is to bid credible bids to auction-up the price.
That sometimes backfires when the highest legit bidder gives up, and the
shill ends up winning.
2) How far below yours is the next one below yours? (Is "and somebody
else is interested" credible? or is that just to push you into a quick
decision?)
Cancelled because he is a "SPAMMER" is not credible reason.
"scammer"
might be, although certainly seller's wording, not the wording that eBay
would use.