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What type of bidding classes as suspicious?

Would this class as suspicious?

30-Day Summary
Total bids: s.gif264
Items bid on: s.gif207
Bid activity (%) with this seller: s.gif88% s.gifbtnHelp.gif
Bids to unique sellers: s.gif18 s.gifbtnHelp.gif
Bids in unique categories: s.gif75 s.gif



Only beacuse to bid on 207 seperate items which are 88% with the same seller seems quite a lot?
I was just wondering :confused:

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  • Jorsha
    Jorsha Posts: 366 Forumite
    Well, unless the seller is selling 180 items that the person might be interested in, which is highly doubtful - i think that is quite suspicious.
  • the-mango
    the-mango Posts: 818 Forumite
    Xmas Saver! I've been Money Tipped!
    If it is someone involved in shill bidding it's odd beacuse they're bidding on a company - one of those ones which sells your stuff on ebay for you if you can't be bothered to list it yourself. Surely this is risky for the company too if they're getting someone to do this?
  • mrbadexample
    mrbadexample Posts: 10,805 Forumite
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    A suspicious bid is any that beats mine. :p

    Seriously though, what does the seller sell? If they sell collectables, then it's quite possible that a buyer might use them frequently. If not, I'd say it looks dodgy.
    If you lend someone a tenner and never see them again, it was probably worth it.
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