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If you buy or sell items on eBay, you will find tips and advice on this forum.

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If you buy or sell items on eBay, you will find tips and advice on this forum.

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This seems a bit suspicious

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moodlumtheWOOOHOOHOOhoodlum · 14/10/2007 19:17

I'm bidding on a Thomas set, and there one bidder who keeps coming back and raising the bids - but when you click on his profile, the only feedback is from the seller of the Thomas item I'm bidding for.

Does that seem a bit weird or just coincidence?

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Pixiefish · 14/10/2007 19:18

weird. Report to ebay for possible shill bidding and they'll investigate

belgo · 14/10/2007 19:18

maybe he lost the original set,or it was damaged, and he needs to urgently replace it for his child?

bran · 14/10/2007 19:19

It does seem suspicious. I would either set up a snipe so that you bid at the last minute, or just let it go and see if the seller puts the same item back on.

dooley1 · 14/10/2007 19:19

definitely suspicious

belgo · 14/10/2007 19:20

oh I miss read the op. sorry.

lisad123 · 14/10/2007 19:20

could well be shill bidding. Feedback could be when s/he has won the item as pushed bids too high and won by mistake.

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moodlumtheWOOOHOOHOOhoodlum · 14/10/2007 19:21

Well he's left feedback on the 9th and 10th September so maybe it was for something else...

OK, so how do I report to ebay, and do I do it now, with 30 mins to go before the end of the bidding, or do I sniper in at the last minute with a bid?

And yes, I am a bit of newbie at ebay!

Thank you ebay experts!

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justjules · 14/10/2007 19:25

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moodlumtheWOOOHOOHOOhoodlum · 14/10/2007 19:28

Seller is in hitchin, 'bidder' is in 'United Kingdom'

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goingfor3 · 14/10/2007 19:30

Are you being outbid straight away? If so the other bidder has just made a large bid to start with.

moodlumtheWOOOHOOHOOhoodlum · 14/10/2007 19:33

I haven't bid yet I was going to snipe in at the last minute with what I'm prepared to pay. There aren't any bids at the moment, so I can't see how its panning out.

22 mins to go...

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SpookyDooooo · 14/10/2007 19:36

What is the ebay id, if you do an advance search it should come up with where they live not just united kingdom.

goingfor3 · 14/10/2007 19:41

I had a look and he has only put in three bids, others are bidding and he outbids them automatically because his bid is higher which is why it look likes he is bidding so many times.

moodlumtheWOOOHOOHOOhoodlum · 14/10/2007 19:41

GOOD TIP. I think I've foiled a plan... Bidder also lives in hertfordshire.

No thomas set tonight then.

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moodlumtheWOOOHOOHOOhoodlum · 14/10/2007 19:42

Only two other bids though?

I am no good at this game

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goingfor3 · 14/10/2007 19:43

I'm disturbed there is a naked child in the picutres, you can't see anything but it's weird!

moodlumtheWOOOHOOHOOhoodlum · 14/10/2007 19:44

I KNOW

its terrible. Why would you do that?

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moodlumtheWOOOHOOHOOhoodlum · 14/10/2007 19:45

I don't know what to do.

Can I buy it and then report my worries?

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goingfor3 · 14/10/2007 19:51

I don't know why they would do thst!!!

The price will probably go up really quickly in the last couple of minutes.

mustrunmore · 14/10/2007 19:51

Its a nice set though!

moodlumtheWOOOHOOHOOhoodlum · 14/10/2007 19:57

Sniper in at the last minute. I didn't even try. I don't think it was a fix though.

DH was lurking next to me so I couldn't justify coming in with a large last minute bid.

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mustrunmore · 14/10/2007 19:59

What did it go for?

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SpookyDooooo · 14/10/2007 20:11

It went for £77.

The picture with the naked child in the background is a bit worrying shorly they could have asked him to move

Isababel · 14/10/2007 20:14

I would be worried about the picture too, particularly if that person is going to know that I have a child and my address.

TheOriginalXENA · 14/10/2007 20:17

a naked child - did you not report them for that?

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