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dave700x Rest in Peace United States 10625 Posts	Posted 04/02/2014 9:37 pm being the opening bid on a coin and when you are out bid you find this...http://offer.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI....yer_ViewLink Report this Post to the Staff

edweather Pillar of the Community United States 7375 Posts	Posted 04/02/2014 9:48 pm If I was angry enough I might send ebay the same link, and describe what happened. Would probably fall on deaf ears though. It just really stinks, and I'm not sure there is anything really worth doing about it. I just get tired of being an ebay policeman. edit: I just noticed that the auction is still going on. Kind of a tough situation, but the bottom line for me is that I don't pay more for a coin than I want to. Not much I can do about the shills. Edited by edweather 04/02/2014 9:52 pm Report this Post to the Staff
dave700x Rest in Peace United States 10625 Posts	Posted 04/02/2014 10:00 pm It might be a coincidence but come on, this bidder doesn't even show up in the seller's feedback. Report this Post to the Staff
basebal21 Bedrock of the Community 13014 Posts	Posted 04/02/2014 10:30 pm Just bid what you're comfortable paying. If you win you win if not move onto the next. If it's a common coin I'd probably just move on anyway. Shill bidding has increased somewhat though due to the miserable prices things went for last fall from a selling standpoint. It's not an excuse but any thing you buy in an auction format anywhere there's a chance you're bidding against a shill Report this Post to the Staff
dave700x Rest in Peace United States 10625 Posts	Posted 04/02/2014 10:44 pm My opening bid is what I call my watch bid and I won't submit my willing to pay bid until the last seconds of the auction. Now, there is no way I'll enter another bid on this coin or any other from that seller. It's a matter of principle for me. Report this Post to the Staff
basebal21 Bedrock of the Community 13014 Posts	Posted 04/03/2014 01:18 am I don't disagree with avoiding them, it's just sometimes things are hard enough to find you don't really have a choice when you find one you really like Report this Post to the Staff
westcoin Pillar of the Community United States 9796 Posts	Posted 04/07/2014 02:22 am Look at his feedback, it is similar, but finished auctions, maybe he just has a lot of customers that hope to score on cheap coins? ebay algorithms are pretty good at looking for and stopping shill bidders from my understanding. I'm sure it happens though. Going through some of the completed auctions it seems that same bidder is the under bidder in many other auctions too. "Buy the Book Before You Buy the Coin" - Aaron R. Feldman - "And read it" - Me 2013! ANA Life Member #3288 in good standing since 1981, ANS, Early American Coppers Member (EAC), Colonial Coin Collectors Club member (C4), Conder Token Collector Club member (CTCC), Civil War Token Society (CWTS) member, Liberty Seated Collectors Club (LSCC) & Numismatic Bibliomania Society member (NBS), USMex, Member in good standing, 2¢ variety collector. See my want page: http://goccf.com/t/140440 Edited by westcoin 04/07/2014 02:24 am Report this Post to the Staff
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