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<p>[QUOTE="PittsburghMom, post: 1368405, member: 34903"]I've got an item up on Ebay now where I know the leading bidder intends to win the coin regardless of cost. (He seems to win every single time he bids on an item and the price doesn't seem to matter to him... He's spent $8K - $10K this month on coins/jewelry which is something that I could only dream of doing!) </p><p><br /></p><p>Anyway, that being said, I hate sellers that participate in the shill bidding scam and I refuse to be a part of it even if I thought I could get away with it in this instance. From personal experience, I think Ebay ignores shill bidding complaints and like the OP, it irritates me. IMO it goes against the whole concept that Ebay is supposed to be founded on - letting the market set the price. </p><p><br /></p><p>So...here I sit...just hoping that another legit bidder comes along and runs the guy up a tad bit more. I may not make as much profit by being honest, but at least I don't go to bed feeling guilty.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="PittsburghMom, post: 1368405, member: 34903"]I've got an item up on Ebay now where I know the leading bidder intends to win the coin regardless of cost. (He seems to win every single time he bids on an item and the price doesn't seem to matter to him... He's spent $8K - $10K this month on coins/jewelry which is something that I could only dream of doing!) Anyway, that being said, I hate sellers that participate in the shill bidding scam and I refuse to be a part of it even if I thought I could get away with it in this instance. From personal experience, I think Ebay ignores shill bidding complaints and like the OP, it irritates me. IMO it goes against the whole concept that Ebay is supposed to be founded on - letting the market set the price. So...here I sit...just hoping that another legit bidder comes along and runs the guy up a tad bit more. I may not make as much profit by being honest, but at least I don't go to bed feeling guilty.[/QUOTE]
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