Ebay Running Counterfeit/Fake Auctions?

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nohope587 Pillar of the Community United States 5953 Posts	Posted 05/29/2008 9:06 pm I have followed two auctions this week that I was not allowed to bid on. In fact both auctions ended with no bids. What gives? Is ebay running fake auctions to boost their numbers? http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...WA:IT&ih=014 http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...WA:IT&ih=012 Report this Post to the Staff

Bryan1315 Bedrock of the Community United States 14454 Posts	Posted 05/29/2008 9:35 pm I don't know about this one, I have bought coins from fairtraderz myself on ebay so I don't think they are affiliated with ebay in any way Report this Post to the Staff
Spider5689 Pillar of the Community United States 2269 Posts	Posted 05/29/2008 9:57 pm I'm not sure this is an example of ebay trying to boost their numbers. ebay is so big, I can't imagine them doing this. Its possible the seller made a mistake with the listing. Report this Post to the Staff
GO Moderator United States 6563 Posts	Posted 05/29/2008 10:00 pm Last time they did it I think it was over 30,000 listings at once this one seems to be legit Report this Post to the Staff
bobby131313 Forum Dad United States 24232 Posts	Posted 05/29/2008 10:11 pm Quote: Last time they did it I think it was over 30,000 listings at once Ohhhhh it was more than that. It was about 300 sellers most with around 30K each. All the ID's started with sdc_ and then a number. None would accept a bid. Most were in the wrong category and had outrageous shipping. They launched on the site the same day a scheduled boycott started. Coinkadink? Shop CCF Members on eBay. Report this Post to the Staff
Bigfella Pillar of the Community Australia 853 Posts	Posted 05/30/2008 8:46 pm ebay have done this before. A few years ago when a seller boycott occured ebay loaded a large number of "test auctions" as part of their routine "testing program". It appears they do a lot of "testing" when they are in the spotlight as it is a great way to artifically prop up the number of listing on there. Report this Post to the Staff
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Ebay Running Fake Auctions?