Posted by:
dave (---.in-addr.btopenworld.com)
right. I've got a dilemma. Been bidding on a portable MP3 player on ebay. Price was going up and up, and I drop out of the auction.
I do some digging, and now I'm 99.9% sure the guy was shill bidding (using a second ebay id to bid up his price - in effect he was bidding against me for his own item).
I really want the mp3 player. It's still a good price, a good model. I email him saying 'ah well, too expensive for me'.
Get a response 'let me know your price range, my brother may want to sell his'.
So now I'm sure he's bidding up his price...
From his feedback history, he's good for his stuff. A variety of people have bought from him over the years, all happy with him.
so my question is
Do I forget the whole thing, find another auction, carry on bidding? Or see if I can get him to part with his MP3 player for less than the current bid price?
Or shop him to ebay, as shill bidding is v.naughty.