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Powerseller shilling?

LULUBELLE_2
LULUBELLE_2 Posts: 1,103 Forumite
in Ebay, auctions, car boot sales, post & parcels
Could you give me your thoughts on this? A Powerseller of laptops appears to be using a shill. Try this item number - 230029049713 - in the Auctionpix site http://auctionpix.co.uk/shill_bidding.php and also look at the f/b for 'thelondonnetwork'. All those purchases and only 1 f/b from the seller? ;)

I'm really tempted to report him :cool:
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Comments

  • sprintstar
    sprintstar Posts: 175 Forumite
    That definately smells like shill bidding to me, either that or this bidder is a very keen fan of this seller's auctions.
  • MarkyMarkD
    MarkyMarkD Posts: 9,913 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    The direct link to the shill listing is here - easier than posting the vague link, LULUBELLE! <--- NB this URL is only valid for 48 hours.

    But I agree. It looks exceedingly dodgy - report and avoid!
  • pepperoni_2
    pepperoni_2 Posts: 1,374 Forumite
    MarkyMarkD wrote:
    The direct link to the shill listing is here - easier than posting the vague link, LULUBELLE! <--- NB this URL is only valid for 48 hours.

    Not even valid for 1 hr 48 minutes I'm afraid MarkyMarkD...so on this occasion I guess vague wins:D
  • MarkyMarkD
    MarkyMarkD Posts: 9,913 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Well, stone me!

    Apologies for believing the 48 hours which Auctionpix mention on their site. :shame:
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