shill bidder?
- bboygraphix
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shill bidder?
check this. i don't want to go accusing people of shill bidding, but someone on this board pointed out to me that i'm probably a victim...
i'm an optimist who usually gives people the benefit of the doubt, so i naturally brushed it off and let the auction go... but then i got a second chance offer and an email saying that he happened to have another one of the same prints. i had a bidder back out on me once and i had to do a second chance offer, but this is so blatantly obvious that it's shill bidding vs. an honest second offer..
now my question is this...
i really like this print and have been looking for one for quite a while. would you buy this for the second chance offer?
i'm an optimist who usually gives people the benefit of the doubt, so i naturally brushed it off and let the auction go... but then i got a second chance offer and an email saying that he happened to have another one of the same prints. i had a bidder back out on me once and i had to do a second chance offer, but this is so blatantly obvious that it's shill bidding vs. an honest second offer..
now my question is this...
i really like this print and have been looking for one for quite a while. would you buy this for the second chance offer?
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seriously. he is dishonoring the obey name!
i'll keep you guys posted.
i'll keep you guys posted.
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Zero Feedback ebayer'
If you put something on ebay, and a zero feedback ebayer wins the auction, how do you usually go about retracting the bid. I just had an auction of mine end with some UK ebayer winning. The account was made today, and I specifically stated shipping only to United States. Will Ebay refund my fees? How do I report the guy? Will this take long to straighten out?
chief.
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Re: Zero Feedback ebayer'
chief510 wrote:If you put something on ebay, and a zero feedback ebayer wins the auction, how do you usually go about retracting the bid. I just had an auction of mine end with some UK ebayer winning. The account was made today, and I specifically stated shipping only to United States. Will Ebay refund my fees? How do I report the guy? Will this take long to straighten out?
chief.
I had a similar situation with an Obey poster a few months ago. Winning bidder sniped it at the last minute and was from Italy with only 70% feedback. He immediately said he couldnt pay "sorry" the 2nd place bidder didnt even respond to my 2nd chance offer, probably thought it was sketchy.
I reported it to ebay, never heard back, and ended up with like $10 in fees. I think there's a way to get refunde but I didnt put the time into it.
why don't you just ask what the number of the 2nd print was since he gave a number in the listing?
it doesn't really matter so much since the reserve wasn't met anyway, but if the guy is shill bidding he's doing it poorly since he should have known your bid was less than the reserve amount. so i think it's kinda funny.
if you really want the print just offer him some lesser amount and pay through paypal with a credit card (or ask him to send first again) and you'd be pretty well covered.
or ... since i just noticed the location is in san diego ... i can meet the guy in person for you if you work something out.
it doesn't really matter so much since the reserve wasn't met anyway, but if the guy is shill bidding he's doing it poorly since he should have known your bid was less than the reserve amount. so i think it's kinda funny.
if you really want the print just offer him some lesser amount and pay through paypal with a credit card (or ask him to send first again) and you'd be pretty well covered.
or ... since i just noticed the location is in san diego ... i can meet the guy in person for you if you work something out.
that's what I was thinking. If he said the number of the print in the auction ask him what the other number is. If he doesn't say or if it'sthe same report him right away.
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BBoyGraphix...I am very sorry about the previous auction, but can assure you it was not shill bidding. My cousin came to visit me and started getting into Shepard's work. I gave him a few of my doubles and told him the UN-Bush print would be a great print to start a collection with. He is RoseSoldierSF...I know there is the coincidence with the Chap in the names (me Chappkp and the seller Obeychaps23) but that is purely coincidence. The seller is in California, and we (my cousin and I) are located across the country.
He just really liked the print and kept on bidding (he has Xmas money to spend) He stopped after 260 when the reserve was not met.
He just really liked the print and kept on bidding (he has Xmas money to spend) He stopped after 260 when the reserve was not met.
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hmm... i have contacted the seller, so we will see what his response is.
chapPKP, if that's true, then i will apologize to the seller for accusing him of shill bidding. this is why i didn't want to jump to conclusions even though everything was pointing to shill bidding. anyways, thanks for letting me know whats up.
...and if obeychaps23 really is your username, then shame on you! hahahahha... i'm jk man.
chapPKP, if that's true, then i will apologize to the seller for accusing him of shill bidding. this is why i didn't want to jump to conclusions even though everything was pointing to shill bidding. anyways, thanks for letting me know whats up.
...and if obeychaps23 really is your username, then shame on you! hahahahha... i'm jk man.
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If the reserve was never met why is this seller so willing now to sell two below his reserve??
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ok the email didn't come from the seller. (it originally didn't specify he was/wasn't the seller).
i believe this obeychap23 fellow seems to be an honest ebayer.
i believe this obeychap23 fellow seems to be an honest ebayer.
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bboygraphix~ just wondering if you worked everything out
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