Warning!! EBay should be shut down

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  • Haydos
    Confirmed User
    • Jan 2006
    • 308

    #1

    Warning!! EBay should be shut down

    EBay, and particularly EBay stores, are so full off 'shill bidding' that it has destroyed the entire idea of the site. It should be shut down immediately as the powers that be at EBay don't give a shit and refuse to even respond to my email enquiries regarding shill bidding!

    (BTW - have you even tried to complain to EBay lately? They push you onto their FAQs and make it hard to actually even lodge a complaint - you must send them the bidders name, the sellers name, the item code..blah blah....)

    Buyer beware! See for yourself! Log onto EBay and check out who is bidding against who - you will see heaps of the higher priced items in EBay stores are being bid on by members with 0-5 feedback items....they are shill bidders created by the seller to force the auction price upward...!!!

    The seller doesn't care if he wins his own auction, he will simply relist the item until an unsuspecting noob buys it from him for an inflated auction price.

    I used to shop at EBay, but not anymore......pity......

    EBay has been raped of it's innocence.
  • Relish XXX
    Confirmed User
    • Dec 2004
    • 4904

    #2
    OK so this doesnt happen at auctions all over the world everyday? Whent he auction was invented the shill bidder was invented about 30 seconds after.

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    • Haydos
      Confirmed User
      • Jan 2006
      • 308

      #3
      Good point!

      Doesn't explain away EBay's reluctance to act on preventing it.

      At least at a Real Estate Auction the Agents Bid is announced to all attending.....and it is generally aimed at starting the auction, not repeatedly driving the price up - or being the only other bidder as per EBay!

      So explain to me if you and everyone knows of shill bidding on EBay - why are so many people buyers??

      EBay must be breaching Fair Trading laws in nearly every country the operate from!

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      • xclusive
        Too lazy to set a custom title
        • Apr 2004
        • 35218

        #4
        Ebay turned to shit about 3 years ago

        I support MediumPimpin.com / Shemp's Outlawtgp.com /


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        • flashfire
          ICQ 1 6 7 8 5 3 4 9 2
          • Feb 2003
          • 13098

          #5
          bid what you think is a good price and not a penny more, that way you cant lose

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          • Haydos
            Confirmed User
            • Jan 2006
            • 308

            #6
            that's what I tell people who WANT to play on EBay...

            If the seller wins, he will soon relist the item and you can bid again....

            Or shop around, there are plenty of Mums and Dads on Ebay who are genuine sellers.....

            Beware of the EShops.......bastards.........

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            • SmokeyTheBear
              ►SouthOfHeaven
              • Jun 2004
              • 28609

              #7
              Originally posted by Relish XXX
              OK so this doesnt happen at auctions all over the world everyday? Whent he auction was invented the shill bidder was invented about 30 seconds after.
              hatisblack at yahoo.com

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              • SGS
                Confirmed User
                • Dec 2002
                • 5176

                #8
                If eBay shut it would mean taking your rubish out to the kerb once a week again like in the old days.
                See sig...

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                • shermo

                  #9
                  That's generally why I stick to "Buy it now" auctions.

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                  • Doctor Dre
                    Too lazy to set a custom title
                    • Jan 2001
                    • 51692

                    #10
                    Ebay turned into crap a long time ago budy...
                    Originally posted by rayadp05
                    I rebooted, deleted temp files, history, cookies and everything...still cannot view the news clip. All I see is that fucking gay ass music video from "Rick Roll". Anyone else have a different link to the news clip?

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                    • JFK
                      FUBAR the ORIGINATOR
                      • Jan 2002
                      • 67369

                      #11
                      Originally posted by SGS
                      If eBay shut it would mean taking your rubish out to the kerb once a week again like in the old days.
                      How true!

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                      • beemk
                        CLICK HERE
                        • Jan 2002
                        • 20829

                        #12
                        well lets say you're willing to pay $100 for something, and you get it for $100. whats the problem? besides... no one is forcing you to buy stuff on ebay.
                        I host with Vacares

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                        • beemk
                          CLICK HERE
                          • Jan 2002
                          • 20829

                          #13
                          Originally posted by SGS
                          If eBay shut it would mean taking your rubish out to the kerb once a week again like in the old days.
                          I host with Vacares

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                          • acctman
                            Confirmed User
                            • Oct 2003
                            • 2840

                            #14
                            i love ebay i see nothing wrong with it. to many people want something for nothing. i think the seller has the right not to get low balled. you get a discount on just about everything on ebay.

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                            • Tempest
                              Too lazy to set a custom title
                              • May 2004
                              • 10217

                              #15
                              I wonder how much Gene charges for shill bidders....

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                              • sticki
                                Confirmed User
                                • Jan 2006
                                • 215

                                #16
                                I just hate how sellers blackmail you by saying they won't leave feedback until feedback is left for them and if you leave them negative, they'll leave you negative. That's bs. What if the item is clearly crap when the description said and showed it was good? If I pay first, I want my feedback first. EOS.

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                                • Scott McD
                                  Too lazy to set a custom title
                                  • Nov 2002
                                  • 67792

                                  #17
                                  Originally posted by shermsshack
                                  That's generally why I stick to "Buy it now" auctions.
                                  Yeah same here. Although i hardly even use ebay much nowadays...


                                  I Buy My High Quality Traffic Here, You Should Too!

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                                  • Video-Post
                                    Selling short ICQ numbers
                                    • Dec 2001
                                    • 1118

                                    #18
                                    Originally posted by Haydos
                                    The seller doesn't care if he wins his own auction, he will simply relist the item until an unsuspecting noob buys it from him for an inflated auction price.
                                    He'll still have to pay the auction fees for the won auction

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                                    • Manowar
                                      jellyfish  
                                      • Dec 2003
                                      • 71528

                                      #19
                                      welcome to the interweb

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                                      • junction
                                        Confirmed User
                                        • Dec 2002
                                        • 2411

                                        #20

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                                        • Amysworld
                                          Confirmed User
                                          • Nov 2005
                                          • 1578

                                          #21
                                          Originally posted by shermsshack
                                          That's generally why I stick to "Buy it now" auctions.
                                          Ditto

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                                          • OldSchoolJim
                                            Confirmed User
                                            • Nov 2004
                                            • 3117

                                            #22
                                            I like to be a sniper......

                                            Recently bought a 2001 SAAB 9-3 Turbo for my daughter....Kelly Blue Book...$12,150


                                            EBAY winning bid $6,059 so you can still find deals....just gotta look harder...

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                                            • kidcreme
                                              Registered User
                                              • Oct 2005
                                              • 15

                                              #23
                                              Sometimes funds needs to cleared so I try not to hurry with feedbacks...
                                              Test signature.

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                                              • jjjay
                                                Registered User
                                                • Jun 2005
                                                • 1813

                                                #24
                                                as soon as ebay read this thread they'll sell their stock, sack all staff, and close down operations - I'm sure of it! complaining on a message board is just that powerful!!

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