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  • Percy1983
    Percy1983 Posts: 5,244 Forumite
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    I was going to say I am sure you can't see the other bidders username anyway so can't confirm if its the same person.

    I think the point was somebody else always got it, not the same person.
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  • leedsmodus
    leedsmodus Posts: 162 Forumite
    edited 28 April 2011 at 11:58AM
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    check if the people whom keep winning are newly registered users of ebay, then you have a case as the seller could be creating new ebay accounts to bid on their own goods to put the price up. it is not worth getting caught and possible prosecution for shill bidding but it happens
  • greeneye
    greeneye Posts: 801 Forumite
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    Your nemesis bidder wasn't called Rumpelstiltskin per chance??
  • In_Search_Of_Me
    In_Search_Of_Me Posts: 10,634 Forumite
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    wow...ask a simple question and get all sorts of bizarre answers!
    What can I say; Im happy with my wheel, she's beautiful but a bit of a mystery where origins are concerned! One day Ill even get some lovely wool from what is now a pile of fluff but need to get the knack first! Its not quite as easy as it looks!
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