Shill Alert!

[Jack Gordon]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2750812865&category=11153

What do you think?

 

[Steen]

Does it matter?


The reserve isnt met..


i doubt it.

 

[Spider]

yes it matters.

that was a stupid statement.

why do you doubt it?

 

[Steen]

If it was a shill he would likely had no reserve..

 

[Spider]

huh?

 

[Keith]

Am I missing something? 1 bid by a new bidder..?

 

[Steen]

Originally posted by 207
yes it matters.

that was a stupid statement.

why do you doubt it?

excuse me?


That wasnt a good statment, especially for a moderator.

 

[RMF]

Explain why you think its a shill bid...I just don't see it. Perhaps someone thought that $299 was the reserve price, and liked one of the domains. Is there a connection between the seller and bidder that I don't see?.

RMF

 

[Jack Gordon]

Originally posted by RMF
Explain why you think its a shill bid...I just don't see it. Perhaps someone thought that $299 was the reserve price, and liked one of the domains. Is there a connection between the seller and bidder that I don't see?.

RMF

I could be wrong... but here is what I see

* 21 fairly crappy domains
* A relatively inexperienced seller
* A statement of "no reserve" but an auction that ended with a reserve in place
* A "brand new" buyer's bid below this mysteriously appearing reserve price but at what I consider to be a pretty inflated price

As I said, it may be nothing, but it doesn't smell quite right to me.

Originally posted by devildude8989
Does it matter?

The reserve isnt met..

i doubt it.

It matters only if you want to do your part to maintain a safe environment for buying and selling domains over sites like ebay.

 

[Steen]

Why i dont think its a shill:

Becuase if the seller planned on shilling there would be no point to have a reserve.

Why I dont think it matters (too much).

The activity of shilling goes on, on ebay too much. imo, they have a hard time chasing them all. And ebay sometimes seems to care, and other times not.

JMHO

 

[USARN.com]

Originally posted by 207
yes it matters.

that was a stupid statement.

why do you doubt it?

Don`t others here get edited, erased and otherwise blasted for comments like these?

 

[Source]

Who really cares?

If someone is stupid enough to shill their own eBay auction of crappy domains, let them.

Just don't let them do it here!

 

[DotLeader]

i agree with Name-Maker.

and if any of you ever feel offended by another members post,
or are offended by another moderator ( including myself)
please report it. nothing can be worked out if you dont tell someone


thanks