i bid on an item ( 99p )last week and was outbid well forgot about it and it sold for 1.04
just realised it had been relisted ?
looked at other bidder took note of name then went back to sellers items and checked an item previously sold by thrm ,, checked bidders for that item and noticed its the same person ,,, do you think its a possible bump up price scam ?
am really quite miffed about it


update !

opted to bid again and was outbid by again the same seller ,, had a little bidathon and the same seller is outbidding me ,,,, deffo shill bidding ,

http://offer.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll

it happens all the time michelle and it bugs me, there was one seller i was bidding with and they obviously had two accounts and was just boosting the price, i keep reporting them to ebay but nothing seems to happen, its so annoying!

mmmmm does sound a bit dodgy. bloody cheeky gits some people

i have just put a bid in ,, see if same person outbids me

send us the link x

It does sound like shill bidding!

If you suspect it then report the seller, ebay will do feck all, but at least you did something!

I HATE shill bidding!! They did make their first arrest over it apparently tho
But why do they bother with things so cheap anyway

Farz wrote:

I HATE shill bidding!! They did make their first arrest over it apparently tho
But why do they bother with things so cheap anyway

The listing fee is loads less when items start at 99p - so sellers try to save on fees...but they dont want to sell at 99p

Makes me mad! If I start at 99p and I get 1 bid then tough I sell at 99p

Tight arses I get what u mean tho, just so blinking annoying!

i usually start my listings at 99p, i was a bit peed off the other day as a few of avas dress from monsoon went for less than £1.50 but you have to accept it, its the gamble you take.

Isn't it still free listing if it's 99p or under?

Ebay don't give two hoots for anything it seems - I am seriously going off it! Selling is such a faff now, sellers can't leave negative for buyers, buying is becoming a bit more tricky with refund and disputes hard to resolve... urgh. having said that, I just bought a £2 embroidery hoop yesterday

JaffleBeanNBump wrote:

Isn't it still free listing if it's 99p or under?

Ebay don't give two hoots for anything it seems - I am seriously going off it! Selling is such a faff now, sellers can't leave negative for buyers, buying is becoming a bit more tricky with refund and disputes hard to resolve... urgh. having said that, I just bought a £2 embroidery hoop yesterday

it really annoys me about no negative feedback for buyers, i sold avas moses basket the other day, they wanted to collect at 1700 but i said 1800 , they never turned up and when i contacted them they said they couldnt wait the extra hour??? ebay had already charged me for listing and final valuation but i have to wait 4 days before i can even raise a problem .

Ive been having problems with ebay lately!! sometimes its more hassle then its worth x

I hate it when people psell things starting at 99p then make up the cost in p & p!
They charge stupid amounts for small things and its usually about double what it would actually cost to post

that links not working x

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=270629820481&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT#ht_896wt_1137

this is the listing thats running ,,, this item i lost out on last week to the same person that is currently bidding against me lol !
also in an item she sold previous the same bidder has been bumping price

TBH I would report them to ebay, even if they dont act on it.

Why should you be stuck paying more for something because they are behind dishonest x