ebay shill bidding?

harveybobbles

Here's some shill bidding I spotted the other day:

http://offer.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewBidderProfile&mode=1&item=161020575678&aid=y***b&eu=qeGeJCOa37mtOqZJ5qHxB1v7Mrc6aFXf&view=BUYER&ssPageName=PageBidderProfileViewBids_Buyer_ViewLink

soolin

harveybobbles wrote: »

Here's some shill bidding I spotted the other day:

http://offer.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewBidderProfile&mode=1&item=161020575678&aid=y***b&eu=qeGeJCOa37mtOqZJ5qHxB1v7Mrc6aFXf&view=BUYER&ssPageName=PageBidderProfileViewBids_Buyer_ViewLink

That's why I don't believe it is difficult to spot , 34 bids made, 100% of them to a single seller.

You don't need buyer ID's to spot a shill, this example proves it.

harveybobbles

soolin wrote: »

That's why I don't believe it is difficult to spot , 34 bids made, 100% of them to a single seller.

You don't need buyer ID's to spot a shill, this example proves it.

And then spend 10 secons looking thru the sellers feedback for someone with (2) an you find this bidder : http://myworld.ebay.co.uk/chfordyboy who happens to live local LOL

George_Michael

I've just sent a message to the seller in question informing them of my e-mail to Trading standards to report their illegal shill bidding activity.

Lets see what happens to their listings!

porto_bello

soolin wrote: »

That's why I don't believe it is difficult to spot , 34 bids made, 100% of them to a single seller.

You don't need buyer ID's to spot a shill, this example proves it.

The problem is that many people aren't aware of shill bidding and/or are usually under the false impression that if it did exist, eBay would actively prevent it.

eBay naturally plays it down, talking about commitment to trust and safety and turning a blind eye - this example certainly proves it.

But the fact that it is routinely so blatant eBay's website - and yet eBay are the only one who apprently can't spot it... and therefore are (regrettably ) taking a cut of the illegal shill bid profit.

porto_bello

harveybobbles wrote: »

And then spend 10 secons looking thru the sellers feedback for someone with (2) an you find this bidder : http://myworld.ebay.co.uk/chfordyboy who happens to live local LOL

Local enough to use the same pc, perhaps?

George_Michael

Well, no reply from the seller in question but all the bids have been removed and the item is no longer for sale.
The shill bidder is also "no longer a registered user".

So a result of sorts.

Kite2010

Ebay likes shill bidding in a way, as it boasts their profits with closing sale fees

Reef1234

Try to avoid bidding twice on an item in advance, if you are already the highest bidder. You're effectively inviting the owner to shill bid the item up.

1sttimer_2

Well Ebay have noted my complaint and acted on it. The seller is no longer selling! Whether they are able to re-open a new account under another name and details, I'm not sure. Action has been taken against the other person too. But I'm not allowed to know what that action is - which is fair enough I guess.

Because I've paid for the item, I'm not cancelling it, but now I've had a message from the seller saying that the man behind the counter at his post office says my address is not registered - hmm - so this man knows all the registered addresses in the UK? I don't think so. So now I don't know if I'll receive the item or not - especially since he/she will have been contacted by Ebay to stop selling because of a complaint - I don't think they will have told them it was from me! Which means I'll have another one to make if I don't get my item.

I like the idea of the auto sniper so I may go down that route if I buy in future. I usually am a last minute buyer but in this case I didn't think I would be available at the end so put in an automatic bid, but then circumstances changed and I was, which is why I upped my bid, and then (unfortunately) checked out the bidding on it - and so ended up in this position.

Oh well, once burnt, twice shy as they say!