Should Ebay Stop Private Listings By Coin Sellers ?

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Pacificoin Pillar of the Community Canada 5394 Posts	Posted 11/13/2014 4:56 pm I have a tough time understanding why coin sellers need to have private listings. I think the practice should be stopped . Comments ? Report this Post to the Staff

allranger Pillar of the Community United States 1391 Posts	Posted 11/13/2014 5:59 pm Pacificoin: I sometimes see Private listings in ebay feedback and have wondered what they mean. I haven't really looked into it much. What are the implications of a private listing? Report this Post to the Staff
jdmern Pillar of the Community United States 1949 Posts	Posted 11/13/2014 6:12 pm I believe it was originally put in place to 'protect' buyers of high value items and allow them to keep anonymity... However, since ebay has made bidding history ID's private, I agree with Pacificoin, I think there is no longer any point to it and would be more than fine with it going away... Boardwalk Numismatics http://stores.ebay.com/jdmern/ https://boardwalknumismatics.com Report this Post to the Staff
DBM Pillar of the Community Canada 9864 Posts	Posted 11/13/2014 11:05 pm The only purpose it serves now is to obfuscate shill bidding. Time for it to go away. "Dipping" is not considered cleaning... -from PCGS website Report this Post to the Staff
arianzo Pillar of the Community Canada 2124 Posts	Posted 11/14/2014 01:51 am The implication is that no one can see what was the sale about. Report this Post to the Staff
ArrowsAndRays Pillar of the Community United States 1659 Posts	Posted 11/14/2014 5:18 pm I just purchased a $40 pair of headphones, I went to leave feedback I saw the seller had marked the deal 'private'. Odd. Report this Post to the Staff
dave700x Rest in Peace United States 10625 Posts	Posted 11/14/2014 5:32 pm Quote: The only purpose it serves now is to obfuscate shill bidding This is why I do not participate in private listing auctions. Edited by dave700x 11/14/2014 5:33 pm Report this Post to the Staff
westernsky Pillar of the Community United States 7621 Posts	Posted 11/14/2014 6:05 pm Agree, it only helps to hide shilling and it needs to go away. Report this Post to the Staff
edweather Pillar of the Community United States 7375 Posts	Posted 11/15/2014 12:57 am I don't like private auctions, but not because of shill bidders. I'll only bid what I think a coin is worth to me, so shills don't bother me. The reason I don't like private listings is that it hides the bidders identities. Yes I know I can't really see their identities, but I can recognize the 4-character thingys sometimes especially if I bid on the same type of coins, and the same competition also bids. Bid patterns are also sometimes visible, and a high bid is even recognizable sometimes. Report this Post to the Staff
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