Ebay shill bidding scum
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Just watched someone try to sell an engine block on ebay:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/371207473203

...which he shill-bid up at the end using another account. GRRRR. Would have put a bid in if I hadn't realised it was a dishonest git. Luckily there wasn't a true buyer

Greedy twat. How much do people think they are worth nowadays!

In the 13's at last!.. Just

Yes i moved to the darkside

Instagram @jdm_brett

I guess that means 100 quid is the market value for a bare, standard bore block then...

I sold a complete 1275 mg metro engine this year on ebay only made £150 ish so thats what it went for.
Wish i kept in now seeing what most of them are going for!

im watching mini engines on ebay atm, trying to scoop another bargain, one thing i can say the price is all over the place

Yes i moved to the darkside

Instagram @jdm_brett

Shill bidding sucks but £100 is about the going rate for an standard bore 1275 block.

How could you tell it was him bidding it up? Ive had some bargains.. genuine 30,000 mile 1275 which i saw the car it came from.. £35 buy it now! I hit that button in supersonic speed! And another 1275 £75.. cant find anymore like that

you can report buyers now and there bids are removed if they get caught 3 times I think it is there accounts are removed

Done now needs redoing lol

Worth reporting in my opinion. That's pretty damning evidence.

If something is worth doing, it's worth doing half of.

good thing i was gonna have a bid on that but went over what i was prepared to pay

Just had a few minutes reporting him on a few of the shill bidded auctions whilst I drank my cuppa

Can't decide if it is a good deed or me just being an arse! Perhaps both?

If something is worth doing, it's worth doing half of.

I don't see the problem. You bid what you want to pay. He bids the minimum he wants. If all adds up theres a sale if it doesn't there's not. I bid my stuff up all the time. It's only the same as setting a reserve.

That's a bit different tho isnt it. Not what has occurred here. It's easily spotted and if you don't get time to retract your bid too just refuse to pay. Sounds like you did exactly what I'd have done. A bit annoying when its something you really want tho!

eBay is all geared against the small time seller so you need to play it to get anything out of it! Playing the actual buyer is a bit underhand tho. As a buyer try gixen next time. You won't have a problem again

well looks like i'll be listing some spare blocks then if there is this much interest!

The block appeared to be perfect in the pictures and description. I would have paid money for that one, but as soon as I knew he's not playing by the rules, I thought, what if the description is a lie too... how the hell can you trust someone who shill bids?

If I want something, I'll pay the going rate. Sure, sellers may want more, but why should buyers pay more than it's worth? Slater, I hope you don't sell Mini parts on eBay

'I saw you coming':
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BUnvgKhWZdI...youtu.be&t=2m3s

Hahaha

http://youtu.be/TQXJIi4oCGs

I have started posting on Instagram also my name on there is turbomk1golf

Nothing is impossible it just costs more and takes longer.

Sell mini parts all the time, but only if you bid enough for them

I never bid directly on anything. I always use a sniping service. Figure out in advance how much you are willing to pay and tell the service how long before the end of the auction you want your bid to drop. Don't get caught up in the excitement of the bidding, don't give other bidders a chance to increase their bids incrementally. If the bid goes over your maximum you don't get the item. If you win the auction you have paid a price that you felt reasonable.
The seller should either set his starting bid high enough that he is willing to sell the item at that price, or he should set a reserve price. He should NOT feel the need to use shill bidding which is a less than totally honest tactic (and which will often require the seller to pay auction fees for an item he sold to himself....

I find it just as annoying anyone when someone shill bids their own items up.

Regarding the argument that a buyer should set a reserve. It makes no sense as the fee just to add the reserve equates to £8 on a £100 item. Add this to final value fees and paypal fees and it gets to the point of being circa 20% down, daylight robbery in my opinion.

A reserve price should be free, much like it was when I started using ebay in 2005

Edited by adcyork on 17th Dec, 2014.

eBay have changed the fees recently and the reserve fee only applies if the reserve is £50 or more. Overall, the fees are much clearer now, and seem to have gone up again - 'Daylight robbery' pretty much sums it up.

I'm still hacked off, so I've also gone and reported a load of his other items under...

"Listing practices > Fraudulent listing activities > Seller is using other accounts to inflate item price "

For anyone that still thinks shill bidding is acceptable, note that it is classed as fraud. Slater, care to share your ebay ID on here?

Dont type in the box more than what you want to pay and you cant loose!! Apply some god damn logic!

Done now needs redoing lol