case of ebay shilling...what are my options?

suggs4mvp55 · 09-13-2017, 06:10 PM

i'm no expert when it comes to shilling and appreciate any feedback

item in question:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Ben-Roethlis...vip=true&rt=nc

seller: marksaulic

backstory....there were only 2 bids by 2 different ebayers up until a few hours before the auction ended with the price at $4.55....i check the listing with a less than 2 hours to go and notice it jumped to $36 on 13 bids with a 3rd bidder jumping in (see below)

http://www.ebay.com/bfl/viewbids/112...&showauto=true

I then noticed they had a low feedback score of only 78 so my brain wondered if just maybe something funny was going on...

that bidder had a whopping 64% of all bids with the seller..all of which came within 12 hours of auctions ending...see below

http://offer.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.d...p2471758.m4792

i obviously need this card but think i got shilled. what are my options here?

Thank you

Grid · 09-13-2017, 06:34 PM

Did you win it? The winner has over 2,000 feedback. And the second highest has over 10,000. So those two drove the price up. The suspected shill means nothing.

Bidder 1 and 2 drove the price to final..

aggie4ever · 09-13-2017, 06:37 PM

While the 78 feedback guy was shilling the auction, it doesn't look like his bids affected the outcome of the auction, since he was the third highest bidder.

ucLAkers · 09-13-2017, 06:41 PM

No it wasnt shilled......end thread

09-13-2017, 06:10 PM	#1
suggs4mvp55 Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: New York City Posts: 527	case of ebay shilling...what are my options? i'm no expert when it comes to shilling and appreciate any feedback item in question: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Ben-Roethlis...vip=true&rt=nc seller: marksaulic backstory....there were only 2 bids by 2 different ebayers up until a few hours before the auction ended with the price at $4.55....i check the listing with a less than 2 hours to go and notice it jumped to $36 on 13 bids with a 3rd bidder jumping in (see below) http://www.ebay.com/bfl/viewbids/112...&showauto=true I then noticed they had a low feedback score of only 78 so my brain wondered if just maybe something funny was going on... that bidder had a whopping 64% of all bids with the seller..all of which came within 12 hours of auctions ending...see below http://offer.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.d...p2471758.m4792 i obviously need this card but think i got shilled. what are my options here? Thank you __________________ Terrell Suggs Super-Collector http://terrellsuggscollection.weebly.com/ RC Collection: 259/275 or 94.2% Total Collection: 2,059/2,481 or 82.99%....including 268 1/1s

09-13-2017, 06:34 PM	#2
Grid Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Chicago Posts: 12,904 Gridiron-Gladiators	Did you win it? The winner has over 2,000 feedback. And the second highest has over 10,000. So those two drove the price up. The suspected shill means nothing. Bidder 1 and 2 drove the price to final..

09-13-2017, 06:37 PM	#3
aggie4ever Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Austin, Texas Posts: 6,758 aggie4ever	While the 78 feedback guy was shilling the auction, it doesn't look like his bids affected the outcome of the auction, since he was the third highest bidder.

09-13-2017, 06:41 PM	#4
ucLAkers Member Join Date: May 2014 Location: CaliZona Posts: 8,575 mintrobmint Totally Sucks	No it wasnt shilled......end thread