Home
Why
snipe
?
Compare
FAQ
Community
Terms
Contact
My Snipes
Home
Why
snipe
?
Compare
FAQ
Community
Terms
Contact
My Snipes
Menu
Home
Why
snipe
?
Compare
FAQ
Community
Terms
Contact
Username
Password
Login is SSL protected. By clicking on "Log in Now" you agree to gixen.com
terms of usage.
Search
Gixen.com Forum Index
->
Impressions
Post a reply
Username
Subject
Anti-Bot check:
Enter characters from the following image:
Message body
Emoticons
View more Emoticons
Font colour:
Default
Dark Red
Red
Orange
Brown
Yellow
Green
Olive
Cyan
Blue
Dark Blue
Indigo
Violet
White
Black
Font size:
Tiny
Small
Normal
Large
Huge
Close Tags
Options
HTML is
OFF
BBCode
is
ON
Smilies are
ON
Disable BBCode in this post
Disable Smilies in this post
All times are GMT - 8 Hours
Jump to:
Select a forum
Gixen
----------------
Announcements
Support
Suggestions and Ideas
Impressions
Blog
Topic review
Author
Message
Siaynoqau
Posted: Sun Dec 10, 2017 10:07 am
Post subject: Shill bidding
"I realize that any seller can buy their own item if they think the price is too low"
Just to note a seller is
NOT
allowed to bid on their own items under any circumstances (nor are they allowed to let someone else do so without the express intention of actually selling the item to that person. It comes under 'Shill bidding' and is actually against the law in many places. ebay has a reporting system if you think this has happened.
pages.ebay.com/help/policies/seller-shill-bidding.html
ratcobob
Posted: Tue Jul 04, 2017 4:26 pm
Post subject: So this is just their way of setting a reserve
mario wrote:
This is normal - google for eBay proxy bidding, that's how eBay works.
You do not know the maximum bid of the winning bidder - all you see is the second maximum bid + bid increment. The winning bidder may have bid much more than the winning price, but again, you cannot see that.
Thanks Mario. Seemed strange and you made it obvious. Best wishes.
mario
Posted: Tue Jul 04, 2017 10:00 am
Post subject:
This is normal - google for eBay proxy bidding, that's how eBay works.
You do not know the maximum bid of the winning bidder - all you see is the second maximum bid + bid increment. The winning bidder may have bid much more than the winning price, but again, you cannot see that.
ratcobob
Posted: Tue Jul 04, 2017 9:39 am
Post subject: A seller seems to be subverting the process
And it would seem to require internal Gixen access/collusion so I'm curious.
Several times I have set a snipe only to be outbid by exactly $1 on ebay.com/usr/nps?_trksid=p2047675.l2559. This exact item (scratch,dent, etc) then reappears on the site to be auctioned again.
I realize that any seller can buy their own item if they think the price is too low and are willing to pay the fees.
I'm curious how they can accomplish this without access/collusion. I'm not complaining as I like both Gixen and this seller. I'm just trying to learn how this works.
© 2006 - 2023 Gixen.com. Forum powered by phpBB © 2001, 2005 phpBB Group.