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There's shilling - then there's blatant shilling!

LULUBELLE_2
LULUBELLE_2 Posts: 1,103 Forumite
in Ebay, auctions, car boot sales, post & parcels
Astonishing - this seller doesn't sell much, but everything he sells, the shill pushes the price up. Don't think I've ever seen a shill with so many bids on each item! :eek:

These are the latest:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/TOSHIBA-SATELLITE-A40-LAPTOP-2-6-GHZ-512MB-30GB-15_W0QQitemZ200038687855QQihZ010QQcategoryZ177QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Sagem-myX-6-Mobile-Phone-Accessories-Good-Condition_W0QQitemZ200038803278QQihZ010QQcategoryZ3312QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

See also item numbers

200034334570
5473717273
200028234249

5473717273 has disappeared from full view, but is the only item that the shill has f/b from - obviously, it's from the seller.

This is the kind of thing that gets Ebay a bad name! :mad:

I've reported it - feel free to follow me! ;)
I only exist in my own mind - if you can see, hear or read me, you are a product of my imagination.
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  • Loafer
    Loafer Posts: 135 Forumite
    Are you after the item yourself?
  • LULUBELLE_2
    LULUBELLE_2 Posts: 1,103 Forumite
    No - I was looking through laptops, saw it.

    There's other interesting things on it, such as 'I am looking for around £425 for this whole package but will sell to winner of auction at the highest bid price.', which is nice of him! :rotfl:

    Also 'Paypal charges me high fees when I receive money off ebay auctions. For this reason I chose not to accept paypal for this auction. If however, you want to pay by paypal then you will add 30 pounds to the end of the winning auction price !!' :eek:

    He seems confused about how Ebay works....................;)
    I only exist in my own mind - if you can see, hear or read me, you are a product of my imagination.
  • mah_jong
    mah_jong Posts: 1,284 Forumite
    Mortgage-free Glee!
    yep that 'buyer' has only bidded on items from that 'seller'!


    ps asking myself if bidded is the past tense, it certainly doesnt sound correct!
  • LULUBELLE_2
    LULUBELLE_2 Posts: 1,103 Forumite
    It's 'bid' ;) But it's not a hanging offence to get it wrong :D
    I only exist in my own mind - if you can see, hear or read me, you are a product of my imagination.
  • naz.2000
    naz.2000 Posts: 264 Forumite
    Have reported him - we'll wait and see!
  • LULUBELLE_2
    LULUBELLE_2 Posts: 1,103 Forumite
    mah_jong wrote:
    yep that 'buyer' has only bidded on items from that 'seller'!

    You can add item 200034419655 to the list. He HAS been a busy boy :mad:
    I only exist in my own mind - if you can see, hear or read me, you are a product of my imagination.
  • Loafer
    Loafer Posts: 135 Forumite
    It is a bit blatent aint it?

    Anyone emailed the seller to ask if its a coincidence??

    Never know... it might be ( iam trying soooooooooooooooooo hard to give him the benefit of the doubt but I cant even convince myself)

    I do know that I do buy from some peope on ebay regularly and I have regular customers too.
  • mah_jong
    mah_jong Posts: 1,284 Forumite
    Mortgage-free Glee!
    This is what I was looking at...

    http://cgi6.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewBidItems&userid=docmarydoc&completed=1&all=1&rows=25&sort=3
  • Loafer
    Loafer Posts: 135 Forumite
    LOL.. what are the odds that an item won by "docmarydoc" this week will be for sale again by "asimkhan2002" next week!??
  • LULUBELLE_2
    LULUBELLE_2 Posts: 1,103 Forumite
    Loafer wrote:
    It is a bit blatent aint it?

    Anyone emailed the seller to ask if its a coincidence??

    Never know... it might be ( iam trying soooooooooooooooooo hard to give him the benefit of the doubt but I cant even convince myself)

    You are a very nice person! ;)
    I only exist in my own mind - if you can see, hear or read me, you are a product of my imagination.
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