Ebayers...?

[Shibby]

I see a lot of these kind of user names: 7***l, r***e


It always seems to me like they are just trying to drive the price up

[Bouncer]

yea, that does happen. peoples friends, family, etc.. bid on an item to sell it for more. you are generally good to go if the seller has tons of positive feedback.

[Timma]

Unless you are the one selling they block peoples names like that if you are viewing an item. I guess it's a privacy issue thing.

[YellowJacket]

Unless you are the one selling they block peoples names like that if you are viewing an item. I guess it's a privacy issue thing.

Bingo.

[Shibby]

oh, so their name doesn't really have * in them, that just what other bidders see?

[Timma]

oh, so their name doesn't really have * in them, that just what other bidders see?

Yep thats it. I guess they were having a problem with scammers and stuff.

[YellowJacket]

Yep thats it. I guess they were having a problem with scammers and stuff.

Or its an item a bidder may not want to advertise theyre bidding on, so the seller makes buyers more comfortable making it a private auction.

[NYCmitch25]

noob lol

i know a guy who put all the shit he was selling on his webpage he created (linked to ebay). it had a stat counter that only he could see. the stat counter would alert him to when someone is viewing it a lot. once he saw lots of traffic (especially from the same person) he would start bidding on his own shit (through a relative or someshit) and create a bidding war. so basically ppl would pay top dollar for his items and think there bidding against other ppl when it was the owner. i bet there are a lot of scams out there lol

fuck ebay

[Shibby]

noob lol

It's always great when you come around and share your positive post.

[NYCmitch25]

relax i was just kidding

[NewbieChris]

noob lol

i know a guy who put all the shit he was selling on his webpage he created (linked to ebay). it had a stat counter that only he could see. the stat counter would alert him to when someone is viewing it a lot. once he saw lots of traffic (especially from the same person) he would start bidding on his own shit (through a relative or someshit) and create a bidding war. so basically ppl would pay top dollar for his items and think there bidding against other ppl when it was the owner. i bet there are a lot of scams out there lol

fuck ebay

wow

[Shibby]

relax i was just kidding

I know, but all your posts are a bunch of shit talking lately with little to now substance. It's just hard to take your posts for anything more than flaming these days.

[Bouncer]

people do have friends and family etc.. bid on shit all the time though.

[Shibby]

I think that's stupid though since you can set a reserve.

[Timma]

people do have friends and family etc.. bid on shit all the time though.

Yeah all the time these people do it. Especially the guys that sell alot of items.