if you sell, they bid up your item high and then don't pay. if you bid, they have multiple accounts to bid it up and try to make people pay higher prices.
it's a massive problem in the sports card/comic book market which I'm in. It's against the rules, but ebay hasn't done much to fight it so far. pretty sure shill bidding is illegal everywhere, soooo... I don't know man. Not surprised to see it carry over into other items. I try things like checking the bidders. see if they have a buttload of bid cancellations on their history. that's a dead giveaway that it's a shill. cuz they try to drive up prices but they don't want to be the one to win it. so if they accidentally win, they retract their bids. That's one thing you can do to help yourself.
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is this on ebay, yes they have a major shill bidding problem going on right now. they mess with my stuff all the time.
Mess with it how?
if you sell, they bid up your item high and then don't pay. if you bid, they have multiple accounts to bid it up and try to make people pay higher prices.
Yea im not even surprised smh
it's a massive problem in the sports card/comic book market which I'm in. It's against the rules, but ebay hasn't done much to fight it so far. pretty sure shill bidding is illegal everywhere, soooo... I don't know man. Not surprised to see it carry over into other items. I try things like checking the bidders. see if they have a buttload of bid cancellations on their history. that's a dead giveaway that it's a shill. cuz they try to drive up prices but they don't want to be the one to win it. so if they accidentally win, they retract their bids. That's one thing you can do to help yourself.
Those you have to just sit back and watch until the last few minutes, then post your bid
I know but i also realize they do the same
True, that's why you bid it at $10 more than what's there. Most will go 5 or so.
It only allows you to choose up to $3 more at a time. And the person kept outbidding me by 50 cent
Probably just trying to run the price u9
I have bid on items at a charity auction and been successful on a few items.
Not yt have I ever places a bid yet but I would try it out lol but mostly on a car.
Yes just bid on a house last week and lost.
Damn
I have never done or thought of doin that
And dangg was it your first time?
Yea and probably my last lol
I seee... u just lost your bidginity
Lmao corny
Yeaa😂
I bought a whole house by auction once.
Yeah I’ve lost and won, it is what it is…
Does Monopoly count? 😁
Lmao
Never I'd lose my house in the process
no that's not my style
Nah never😂
Nah I don't bid.
I dont bud
*bid
I don't do auctions.
no never
Bid won lost