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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;EyeEatWheaties, post: 1092376, member: 26972&quot;]<b>Several questions/scenarios.&nbsp; I am interested in peoples opinions regarding, I guess ethics within auctions from both buyers and sellers.&nbsp; Thank you in advance for your thoughts!</b></p><p><br /></p><p>I know there is nothing worse than listing a coin on a no reserve auction and then sit on the edge of your seat for a week with fingers crossed that some one will bid.....&nbsp;&nbsp; You only get a couple of bidders and your $250 coin is only at $100 on the last day of your auction.</p><p><br /></p><p>On that morning of the day the auction closes?&nbsp; Do you open your other account and throw a bid on it, essentially making it a reserve?&nbsp; What if you a bid on it only to find out you are outbid. DO you throw another on trying to find what was bid?</p><p><br /></p><p>What I am trying to get at here. At auction houses,&nbsp; isn&#039;t it normal for the seller to be allowed to bid on his own coin?&nbsp; This is not ok to do on eBay, correct?&nbsp;&nbsp; I don&#039;t think it is.&nbsp; I also am not sure if a consignor can all the sudden put a what is essentially a reserve, on a &quot;no reserve&quot; auction.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now&nbsp;&nbsp; real situation.&nbsp; If you notice that you were outbid by someone who only bids on this sellers items...... a small seller FB=347, Only 3 current listings, 30 or so sales in the last 4 months, $200-$1500 range .... You</p><p><br /></p><p>That the person who outbid you, only bid on this sellers items at the start of the listing and now at the end. This person who outbid you the morning of the close entered several bids and stopped once they were the leading bidder.... </p><p><br /></p><p>What would you do?&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; </p><ul> <li>Do you turn the seller in for suspected schill bidding.&nbsp;&nbsp; </li> <li>Do you just move on and leave the hack to take advantage of unwary buyers?</li> <li>Do you message the seller and ask WTF - threaten to turn him in?</li> <li>Do you have a heart and not do anything?</li> </ul><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>How prevalent do you suspect that sellers on eBay schill bid?</p><p><br /></p><p>Any tips to look for?</p><p><br /></p><ul> <li>Do you think that my bringing up this topic is bottom feeding and that I am a rotten person for bringing this up?<br /> </li> <li>Do you think the seller is a rotten person and should be called out?</li> </ul><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Lots of questions.&nbsp; I am just curious of what the opinion is of the people on this board who are willing to post.&nbsp; Thanks[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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