Latest eBay seller BS

On 9/30/2010 4:05 PM, Richard wrote:Yeah! On 9/30/2010 1:42 PM, Kent Rieger wrote: The gist of the thread was that the price was driven up if you put in your "snipe" bid and allowed it to be chewed on by squirrels. Increasing the bid on eBay requires two bidders, so if I leave out my bid till the end, both of us (or all of us) simply throw our cards on the table and the one with the highest bid wins. I don't care if it happens that way, but I do not care to have anyone make other bids knowing what I am willing to pay and that information is visible as bids are made with your maximum amount out there (as in not sniping). If a shill puts in a bid, then has another shill chew up the action to make it look interesting, that is unethical and illegal. I think some sellers think that makes the less skilled bidders want to jump in. Again sniping trumps that, as if they stop with a bid that is lower than I was willing to pay, tough. I agree with the others, I hate to see this and usually avoid items and sellers who have this activity if at all possible. It usually means other trouble post sale (non delivery, etc.) Jim