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Bargain if your willing to pay £300 postage!!

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  • bap98189
    bap98189 Posts: 3,803 Forumite
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    I would imagine it is a typo and it is supposed to e £3 postage. All her other auctions have postage in that sort of range.

    But yet someone has apparently placed a bid. Where will they stand if the auction ends?
  • cyberbob
    cyberbob Posts: 9,480 Forumite
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    Someones bid on it
  • mrcol1000
    mrcol1000 Posts: 4,797 Forumite
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    bap98189 wrote: »
    I would imagine it is a typo and it is supposed to e £3 postage. All her other auctions have postage in that sort of range.

    But yet someone has apparently placed a bid. Where will they stand if the auction ends?


    The bidder has a blue star. The seller has a blue star. Maybe they bid on their own item? Why I don't know? It seems very strange.
  • nicole163
    nicole163 Posts: 133 Forumite
    mrcol1000 wrote: »
    The bidder has a blue star. The seller has a blue star. Maybe they bid on their own item? Why I don't know? It seems very strange.

    It is strange, I didin't think people could bid on their own items? Must be an error but if someone did genuinally bid on this item maybe they thought it was £3.00 postage? Who knows. :confused:
  • soolin
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    mrcol1000 wrote: »
    The bidder has a blue star. The seller has a blue star. Maybe they bid on their own item? Why I don't know? It seems very strange.

    The blue star just denotes that their feedback is between 100 and 499, there is nothing more sinister than that.
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  • upsy-daisy_3
    upsy-daisy_3 Posts: 570 Forumite
    You can bid on your own items??????
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  • soolin
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    upsy-daisy wrote: »
    You can bid on your own items??????

    You can't, ebay take a very din view of it.
    I’m a Forum Ambassador and I support the Forum Team on the eBay, Auctions, Car Boot & Jumble Sales, Boost Your Income, Praise, Vents & Warnings, Overseas Holidays & Travel Planning , UK Holidays, Days Out & Entertainments boards. If you need any help on these boards, do let me know.. Please note that Ambassadors are not moderators. Any posts you spot in breach of the Forum Rules should be reported via the report button, or by emailing forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com.All views are my own and not the official line of MoneySavingExpert.
  • RFW
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    upsy-daisy wrote: »
    You can bid on your own items??????
    If you mean on the same user id, it isn't possible. Using separate ids it isn't allowed and will see you getting a suspension.
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  • mrcol1000
    mrcol1000 Posts: 4,797 Forumite
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    Okay but why would someone with 100+ feedback bid on something with £300 postage?? Surely they would know to ask the seller to change it before bidding? Unless the bidder has asked the seller about it and they have told them the correct postage cost. Maybe they bidded on it to stop them changing the listing and anyone else wanting to bid on it.
  • lisawood78
    lisawood78 Posts: 3,884 Forumite
    Maybe they didn't notice.
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