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Ebay Running Fake Auctions?

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 Posted 05/29/2008  9:06 pm Show Profile   Bookmark this topic Add nohope587 to your friends list Get a Link to this Message Number of Subscribers
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
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 Posted 05/29/2008  9:35 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Bryan1315 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
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
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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.
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 Posted 05/29/2008  10:00 pm  Show Profile   Check GO's eBay Listings Bookmark this reply Add GO to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Last time they did it I think it was over 30,000 listings at once

this one seems to be legit
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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?
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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.
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