What was this guy up to?

At least he has good taste:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7562872173

When did he become "not a registered bidder" ?

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...but bid on loadsa stuff without winning. Why?

Sometimes I place lowball opening bids (NOT sniped bids) on items I have no intentions/hopes of winning solely for research purposes -- to see what they sell for!

Maybe they are laying a cover to start some shilling? or maybe they are windown shopping ebay style

In playing around Ebay I found another one that has the smell of limburger. Item: 4428062631
When you look at the bid history, it looks like the seller had a friend that was trying to run up the price. Then, just before the end of auction and the snipe, saved the friend and settled for the origional bid, HA HA HA.

I think that was genuine! He bid $10, then thought he might be sniped at the last moment, so bid say $20 to make certain he won it.

I have done that - idly bid on something because its cheap, then come back and put a more serious bid on it. It's commonly called indecision!

Paul

P.S. I have now looked at this auction properly and see what you'r on about Shopping! Sorry. acute attack of post Xmas stupidity. Must be the brandy in the Xmas cake as I've not had a drink - so far - this morning! Yes, I see your point. Could be genuine though, as its a silly enough reason! I also have an item that I bought at an auction locally that the wife will not allow in the house on grounds of taste - may put it up on ebay with a warning notice about consulting the wife before purchase!

The buyer does seem to like that seller for the last 30 days.
http://cgi6.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewBidItems&user...page=1&all=1&rows=25

Yup, that buyer that was let off the hook at the last second, sure has a strange way.


By the way Rick. How do you get that info that you had the link for.

Shop,

Do a search by bidder:
http://search.ebay.com/ws/search/AdvSearch?sofindtype=3...ageName=h:h:fitem:US
Check “Include completed listings (last 30 days)” and “Even if not the high bidder”. After the results come up, click on “Seller” to get the auctions sequenced.

One other thing, do a “Search: Items by Seller” on the buyer. Check “Show close and exact User ID matches”. That will give you the buyer’s state. If it matches the seller’s, that may be cause to raise the eyebrows a little higher (I did that on this buyer/seller – one NY other FL). Obviously it's not foolproof, but people do some foolish things.

Of course, bringing up their feedback to see if they’ve exchanged a lot of feedback, or bringing up other auctions to see if they’ve retracted/cancelled, and checking out their registration dates. If a shill has a registration date a couple of years before the seller, then that must be one very patient shill, or a non-shill. If the buyer and seller have the same registration date, then take pity on the seller - he is shill-impaired.

Well done Rick!

Excellent bit of deduction & investigation.

I will use that when the opportunity arises

Paul

Must be going soft - 1 agreement & 1 praise in the last couple of months!

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Originally posted by Camera:
Must be going soft - 1 agreement & 1 praise in the last couple of months!

Paul,

It almost appears to surprise (I hope that’s the correct word instead of “worry” or “depress”) you when you agree with me. Don’t forget, on July 14, 2005 I posted, “Not to sound condescending or depressing, but it wouldn’t surprise me, Camera, if we share more similarities than we do differences.”

Thanks for the info.

And, sure tis the season for togetherness, peace, etc. etc..

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And, sure tis the season for togetherness, peace, etc. etc..

Good point! If only it wasn't seasonal, but ongoing. Although, a season is better than no reason.

It must be kind of a drag being in a war with people that don’t celebrate X-mas. They won’t stop shooting long enough to drink any eggnog.

Has anyone but me thrown out this season’s poinsettias? Does anyone ever save them? They must grow wild in the landfills. Does anyone water them on the day they throw them out? I’ve heard they are poisonous to cats, but I’ve also heard that’s not true. I’ve never disliked, or not liked, a cat enough to test the theory. I doubt that it’s true, unless it’s a conspiracy organized by dog owners.

It would be great if someone started a poinsettia adoption/rescue service. On December 26th, those of us that don’t save their poinsettia-gifts (their has to be one or two people that actually do save them), could take/ship them to some location. There, poinsettia lovers (their has to be one or two people that actually do love them beyond Dec 25th) would return them to full health. The poinsettias would be given great treatment for the next 11 months, and then returned to their owners. The owner could give the same poinsettia to last year’s poinsettia giver(s), or put the rehabilitated poinsettia next to the other poinsettias that the owner will surely be getting. I wonder how many poinsettias get to see more than one X-mas? I wonder if poinsettias understand that once the gifts are opened, they will be occupying the same space as the old gift-wrapping paper? At least they will be next to a familiar X-mas tree.

FYI – In case it’s not obvious, whatever you do, don’t put me on your poinsettia gift list. Just send me a jar of poison.

jabbergah, you need to start using a pricing research tool not bidding you might win something you don't want ROFL!!!

eBay's one is pretty slick, the Market Researcher, they have a cheap trial version you can test drive. Andale has a nice one but they charged my card THREE TIMES then refunded it TWICE and then they charged me two $2 mystery fees, so... yeah, I don't know if I'd recommend them! I like Mpire Researcher plus it's free.

region2, sounds pretty fishy to me - could it be he got NARUd for... the S word? (The S word is "SHILL" what did you THINK I meant?!)