eBay shill bidding

[Baz300]

I have been bidding on an item on eBay but every time I increase my bid the same 2 users place other bids within a few minutes of each other forcing the price up, as soon as they get above my max bid it seems to stop then when I increase my bid a few hours later the same 2 start again.  I tried bidding £10 more than what the item was at and I was the highest bidder again but outbid by one of them again

The seller also has a few other items up for sale and the same 2 bidders appear to be doing exactly the  same,

Should I report this to eBay ar just wait untill another one comes up for sale? As they have bidded past what the item is realistically worth

[MC71]

Report it ASAP, I always report it when I come across it, I annoys the s**t out of me. eBay take it pretty seriously and will suspend their accounts while they look into it. Oh and bid on another in the mean time.

 

[Eddie-NL]

always bid at the last few seconds, before the item ends

[gizmo68]

always bid at the last few seconds, before the item ends

+1 this is the only way IMO.

Bid what you are prepared to pay and not ‘just enough to win the auction’, if you win great, if not then it sold for more than you valued it anyway so no loss to you.

[Cupra R]

always bid at the last few seconds, before the item ends

+1 this is the only way IMO.

Bid what you are prepared to pay and not ‘just enough to win the auction’, if you win great, if not then it sold for more than you valued it anyway so no loss to you.

Agreed. I think this is the best way too.

[Squeeguk]

Yeah and then you get those that place shill bids and then come back after the auction has ended and say the other person decided they didn't want it any more. The same 'person' who has bumped up the price of the item substantially. I been done like that a few times. It's really annoying.

[Baz300]

I did report them but eBay does Not think it is unusual activity.as they do not live in the same house?
Both items are almost at there brand new cost even though they are used

I always just bid what i am willing to pay and leave it,

[MC71]

I did report them but eBay does Not think it is unusual activity.as they do not live in the same house?
Both items are almost at there brand new cost even though they are used

I always just bid what i am willing to pay and leave it,

I actually laughed out loud when I read that, what a ridiculous statement for them to come up with! One would assume, obviously incorrectly, that they would have a team of people to deal with this sort of thing but as this does not affect their bottom line I don't suppose they're to bothered. 

You know this practice happens on something your bidding on (which you subsequently lose) when you receive a "second chance offer" after the auctions ended.

As you say, it's no biggy to you as you only bid what you consider to be the worth of that item to you.   

[Baz300]

I won't be accepting the second chance offer if I do get one

But the price that it has been pushed up to I would rather just buy the item brand new

[gobbleplease]

Tbh I've sold a lot of things where the highest bidder has spent way too much on an item and decides not to pay then you offer it down and know one pays you just need to re advertise It !
Fookin hate ebay you can't even give these dicks a bad review any more !!!

You can tell those bidders a mile off ! At the end of the day bid what you want to pay and don't go any further and defintootly report them !

[SteveyD]

Shill bidding f*****g winds me the f**k up really gets on my t**s how people doing it think we are all so naive to not cotton on.  Iv lost count on how many times I have reported this to eBay including cases recently where cars pop up on 7 day auctions yet within mins they are bid up to thousands, well above book and of course re-listed the day after the auction ends.  One guy I noticed had THREE accounts! simple fact eBay do not give a damn about this practice, they get paid regardless in one way or another and only seem to act when they have absolutely no excuse not too.

These days it's very rare ill get involved in an auction, I prefer to use but it now or best offer.  I'd usually say it's the minority who spoil it for the majority but with shill bidding ill stick my neck on the line and suggest 80% of auctions are bumped up this way.

[Emilwy]

I'm looking to buy a MK5 golf LEATHER ARMREST on ebay and it as 1 bid at £150. It's just an armrest. Do I just keep my cloth one ??

[Deako]

I was 2nd highest bidder on an Ibiza Cupra Sport. Low and behold, day after the "winning bidder had pulled out". Now, it could have been a genuine bidder, as the car was a complete shed. It could have been a shill bidder. Who knows. Needless to say, i wasted a 180 mile round trip last night.

[Tamiyoman]

www.bidnapper.com is the answer your issues (I have been using them for 3-4 years), just put in your maximum bid at any time before auction end (2-3 days before end is normal for me) and it will bid for you with 2-5 seconds left, Thus not giving the shillers a chance to push it up, it's the only way i buy on auctions as shill bidding is very common these days.

[sub39h]

always bid at the last few seconds, before the item ends

all about sniping. managed to snag a couple of items for a couple of quid more than the maximum and avoided getting into a bidding war in the process