FOAK: Ebay private auctions

Seems to me that a lot more people are selling things as private auctions
these days. Is it just me that thinks "shill" whenever I see one, or am I
being paranoid? I don't see the point of them since they removed the ability
to see the usernames of the bidders.

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TD
1991 VFR400R NC30 (black and red)
1993 Eunos Roadster (supercharged)
Could want: something more comfy, sprots or not
Missing: SOB, Unreliable Italian exotica, Lardy tourer

 

Anything that goes over £250 automatically shields the bidders details from
everyone bar the seller now.

Allegedly to stop other sellers from messaging people to see if they'd like
to buy their whatever that's the same instead, apparently.

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, JackH

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£2.62!

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What does that have to do with private auctions?

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TD
1991 VFR400R NC30 (black and red)
1993 Eunos Roadster (supercharged)
Could want: something more comfy, sprots or not
Missing: SOB, Unreliable Italian exotica, Lardy tourer

 

The point is, unless you're bidding on something that's going to finish
under £250, you can't see who's been bidding on whatever anyway, any more.

 

But you can at least see who wins stuff. Otherwise what's the point of a
private auction?

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TD
1991 VFR400R NC30 (black and red)
1993 Eunos Roadster (supercharged)
Could want: something more comfy, sprots or not
Missing: SOB, Unreliable Italian exotica, Lardy tourer

 

Whatever floats your boat, I guess.

If someone has got his mate or whatever to shill bid, unless the same ID has
been used to repeatedly shill bid on items they've been selling, you're none
the wiser anyway really.

Ask those who use them.

 

Let's start again.

"Is it just me that thinks "shill" whenever I see one, or am I being paranoid?"

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TD
1991 VFR400R NC30 (black and red)
1993 Eunos Roadster (supercharged)
Could want: something more comfy, sprots or not
Missing: SOB, Unreliable Italian exotica, Lardy tourer

 

Yes, it's you.

HTH ;-)

 

You can't see the winning bidder in a lot of auctions now - whilst
logged out I went to an auction I'd won and my winning name was
something ebay had made up - like r***a.

 

selling on ebay is a mugs game these days for lots of reasons.......

 

<Shrug>

It depends what you're selling.