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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I am not sure if this is the right place and I didn't want to list the seller's name in case it isn't.
I am watching a LSH and saw the price appeared to be quite high with about 1 day left. I looked at bids and saw only "Private Listings". I looked at a few of the seller's other items and noticed all (not only all the items but all of the bids!) showed "Private Listing".
What's up with this?
Seems fishy and I'd like to let everyone know. Should I list the seller's ID?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
521 Posts |
What is the purpose of this from a seller's stand point when the coins are not high ticket items, common Kennedy or Franklin halves, for example? |
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Pillar of the Community
Poland
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I've often heard advice to stay away from any private listings. And I did so, not least because all of them were spurious anyway.
But yes, I'd like to hear what the point from the sellers perspective is.
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Rest in Peace
United States
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But yes, I'd like to hear what the point from the sellers perspective is. Well what if the seller wants to protect a shill bidder ?    |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1812 Posts |
I had sold on ebay from 1998 to April 2006.. In the 7+ years, I only had 2 private listings, each above $1,000 (as recommended at the time).. Other then higher valued items, I see no other reason for a Private listing.. I also think ebay has lost all credibility in the "Honest Auction Venue" in recent years.. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Yeah, the private listings are a bit tedious, but I'll still bid if the price is reasonable.
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
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To confirm what T-BOP says about protecting shill bidders,
I once bid on an item before I noticed the seller was shill bidding
not only that item, but about half dozen others as well.
I confronted him on it (should have reported him instead) and
within a couple of days all his listings were "Private Listings".
There was no way to prove he was shill bidding then.
Now if I see items have Private Listings, I just move on.
No need to have all items listed that way.
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Posted 07/14/2016 12:45 am
