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Title: WTF happened with this ebay auction???
Post by: shardian on October 12, 2007, 08:00:36 am
Here is the link:
ipac, coindoor, and misc stuff (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=260167739037&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=016)

Anyways, I was watching this auction and it was up to roughly $40 I believe when I left work. I checked my ebay page this morning and was greeted with this. How did it turn into $1 being the winning bid and only one bid?? The only thing I can assume is the seller cancelled all bids but the first one, which was a shill bid because he wasn't going to get enough. I figured there would be some evidence though. Anyone care to chime in?
Title: Re: WTF happened with this ebay auction???
Post by: somunny on October 12, 2007, 08:16:53 am
Look at the winning bidder bid history.  I don't think it's a shill.  Perhaps he and the seller worked out a deal and the seller left him as the high bidder @ $1.00 to save on fees and still get the feedback.
Title: Re: WTF happened with this ebay auction???
Post by: patrickl on October 12, 2007, 09:07:07 am
Wouldn't that be against eBay policy?
Title: Re: WTF happened with this ebay auction???
Post by: ChadTower on October 12, 2007, 10:11:38 am

Yep.  Happens all the time, though.
Title: Re: WTF happened with this ebay auction???
Post by: XyloSesame on October 12, 2007, 10:19:34 am
Look at the winning bidder bid history.  I don't think it's a shill.  Perhaps he and the seller worked out a deal and the seller left him as the high bidder @ $1.00 to save on fees and still get the feedback.

Yup, I just had someone ask me to do this on one of my auctions so we could "work out an arrangement" outside of eBay.

(I politely declined, FWIW)