[Trivial Psychic]

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Originally Posted by TheBlueMarvel

Yeah, eBay can be the source of all sorts of comedic material at times. Check that last one again. In particular, review the bidding history. Most of the bids are made by two people. One of whom sports a whopping "8" feedback history. Can we say this bidder might be running up the price? Who knows. I have won a couple of auctions that I though I lost upon their closing. Once, the seller informed me the winner could not pay and I was the second highest bidder. Another time, I determined my limit had been met and I was not going to bid-battle some idiot for the item. The auction closes and I lose end of story...except I find the item a few hours later in my "won items" list. As the seller, I have actually erased bids I believe to be made by sketchy bidders. Whenever I auction something off, I explicitly state that the bidder needs to have at least a few purchases and a good feedback history....

That's a good point. I've never really thought of that before, but it really wouldn't be hard to have a friend or loved one with their own account, or even an alt account, to artificially raise the "value" of their auction by putting in phony bids. Good observation.

This is why I have developed a sniper's mentality on Ebay over the years. Better to give it your best shot at the end of an auction when a person has less time to attempt such chicanery, than to go all in from the outright.