Ebay scammers/price pushers

Goliath · 11-25-2007, 01:55 PM

Okay so I've come across a few extra Wiis that I'm going to sell this season to make an extra buck. I've been checking Ebay and they are going pretty high, but I am noticing a trend on almost every ending auction. There are 15-30 bids and 90% of them are Ebay members with less than 30 feedback, a lot of the times 0 feedback, and names like this:

2***a
3***c
l***2
m***s

Are these Ebay scammers trying to inflate the price of the Wii more gradually as the season approaches? Anyone have experience with this? What's going on? The x***x names never win the auction though, a normal name with low feedback, sometimes, often times, 0 feedback wins it.

Any insight would be greatly appreciated, for curiosity's sake.

Kindnugs · 11-25-2007, 01:59 PM

Its a damn shame the price of WII's is astronomical atm. Retail at 249 and I couldn't if I wanted to get one for under 500 bucks.

tjac · 11-25-2007, 02:02 PM

Maybe they are bid bots of some sort?

I gave up on eBay when I tried to sell a laptop, and, less than 2 days into a 5 day auction, I accumulated about 12 spam email scams.

I don't think eBay is legit.

xilsharn · 11-25-2007, 02:09 PM

How do you come across a few extra Wiis?

Regime · 11-25-2007, 02:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xilsharn

How do you come across a few extra Wiis?

lol the same way they did in Goodfellas

NargorothRiP · 11-25-2007, 02:32 PM

lol thats funny. im trying to sell mine, and thought they genuienly are going for this amount. oh well.

tehpmd · 11-25-2007, 02:39 PM

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Originally Posted by NargorothRiP

lol thats funny. im trying to sell mine, and thought they genuienly are going for this amount. oh well.

They are. Its the sellers that are winning. (The ** names bid the Wii up to a certain price, but let a regular user win it in the end. Basically making sure that all Wiis sell for a certain price so that way they get higher bids on the ones they are selling.)

Goliath · 11-25-2007, 02:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tehpmd

They are. Its the sellers that are winning. (The ** names bid the Wii up to a certain price, but let a regular user win it in the end. Basically making sure that all Wiis sell for a certain price so that way they get higher bids on the ones they are selling.)

So they do this rather than having a friend bid high because it looks better with 25+ bids? Looks more attractive like alot of people want it so it tricks them?

Lyenae · 11-25-2007, 03:04 PM

The demand is just stupid. The Wii was so last year...

Goliath · 11-25-2007, 04:22 PM

Can someone explain this to me? I seriously don't get it. Do they have a bot program that automatically bids 1 dollar over the highest bidder or something? If not, how do they not accidentally bid to high and lose the auction as a no sale? Are the x***x real ebay accounts?

Kevincheese · 11-25-2007, 04:24 PM

Yeah, they'd have to be.

You know they could just proxy bid as high as they want to risk it.

makist · 11-25-2007, 04:57 PM

those accounts are real... they are masked though to protect the buyers identity... The real accounts look nothing like them.. does no one know this?

Goliath · 11-25-2007, 05:24 PM

I just find it weird because some of the bids mid auction are real names? Is it an addon or something? Also found it weird that most had very low feedback. And then found it very weird when I put a Wii up for 24 hrs and had 1 bid on 1 and 0 bids on the other at $392 when these others are $450+

Mkopec1 · 11-25-2007, 06:27 PM

Dudes at work do this with Detroit Tiger Tickets all the time.They split the season tickets and knowing they are hot, one will post them, and another dude will make a few bids to raise the price. Works like a charm. I even put in some bids for them once in a while when asked.

So if these noobs do this, im sure some of the bigger sellers which make a business out of ebay are doing the same.

Aegdaien · 11-25-2007, 06:40 PM

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Originally Posted by tjac

I don't think eBay is legit.

This man speaks the truth. Never do business on ebay.

If you're going to sell them at least do it where you control part of the transaction. Between ebay and Paypal you'll get fucked in the ass so many times you won't know what hit you.

11-25-2007, 01:55 PM	#1 (permalink)
Goliath Still not the Abyss Join Date: May 2002 Location: Arizona Posts: 2,714	Ebay scammers/price pushers Okay so I've come across a few extra Wiis that I'm going to sell this season to make an extra buck. I've been checking Ebay and they are going pretty high, but I am noticing a trend on almost every ending auction. There are 15-30 bids and 90% of them are Ebay members with less than 30 feedback, a lot of the times 0 feedback, and names like this: 2*a 3c l2 ms Are these Ebay scammers trying to inflate the price of the Wii more gradually as the season approaches? Anyone have experience with this? What's going on? The x**x names never win the auction though, a normal name with low feedback, sometimes, often times, 0 feedback wins it. Any insight would be greatly appreciated, for curiosity's sake. __________________ Damn my eyes! You're just another mirage!

11-25-2007, 01:59 PM	#2 (permalink)
Kindnugs Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Thousand Oaks Posts: 573 -15 Internets	Its a damn shame the price of WII's is astronomical atm. Retail at 249 and I couldn't if I wanted to get one for under 500 bucks. __________________ riptorn.hyjal

11-25-2007, 04:22 PM	#10 (permalink)
Goliath Still not the Abyss Join Date: May 2002 Location: Arizona Posts: 2,714	Can someone explain this to me? I seriously don't get it. Do they have a bot program that automatically bids 1 dollar over the highest bidder or something? If not, how do they not accidentally bid to high and lose the auction as a no sale? Are the x***x real ebay accounts? __________________ Damn my eyes! You're just another mirage!

11-25-2007, 05:24 PM	#13 (permalink)
Goliath Still not the Abyss Join Date: May 2002 Location: Arizona Posts: 2,714	I just find it weird because some of the bids mid auction are real names? Is it an addon or something? Also found it weird that most had very low feedback. And then found it very weird when I put a Wii up for 24 hrs and had 1 bid on 1 and 0 bids on the other at $392 when these others are $450+ __________________ Damn my eyes! You're just another mirage!

11-25-2007, 06:27 PM	#14 (permalink)
Mkopec1 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Detroit Posts: 5,221	Dudes at work do this with Detroit Tiger Tickets all the time.They split the season tickets and knowing they are hot, one will post them, and another dude will make a few bids to raise the price. Works like a charm. I even put in some bids for them once in a while when asked. So if these noobs do this, im sure some of the bigger sellers which make a business out of ebay are doing the same. __________________ When I am working on a problem I never think about beauty. I only think about how to solve the problem. But when I have finished, if the solution is not beautiful, I know it is wrong.

11-25-2007, 02:02 PM	#3 (permalink)
tjac Registered User Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 1,629 -18 Internets	Maybe they are bid bots of some sort? I gave up on eBay when I tried to sell a laptop, and, less than 2 days into a 5 day auction, I accumulated about 12 spam email scams. I don't think eBay is legit.

11-25-2007, 02:09 PM	#4 (permalink)
xilsharn Definitely a chick Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 1,743 -4 Internets	How do you come across a few extra Wiis?

11-25-2007, 02:32 PM	#6 (permalink)
NargorothRiP The Velour Fog Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: The Holo Shed Posts: 464	lol thats funny. im trying to sell mine, and thought they genuienly are going for this amount. oh well.

11-25-2007, 03:04 PM	#9 (permalink)
Lyenae Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 2,666 -104 Internets	The demand is just stupid. The Wii was so last year...

11-25-2007, 04:57 PM	#12 (permalink)
makist Registered User Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Rodcet Nife Posts: 792 -2 Internets	those accounts are real... they are masked though to protect the buyers identity... The real accounts look nothing like them.. does no one know this?

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