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[Craig2]

They have a bidder on several items who has 153 bid retractions in the past six months. To me, that many retractions screams shill bidding.

I have to mention this as it defiantly rubbed me the wrong way. I made a bid today on a card off eBay, I was the highest bidder. I noticed there was 14 bids and the item at $35, but didn't think much. So about 45 min before the item ended I was out bid, 5 minutes later an email saying the bidder retracted, and I was now the highest bidder again. So obviously at this point red flags started in my head. I knew I was gonna be out bid the last second as the other bidder seen my highest bid. I decided to wait till the item ended before making a move, as I did think of bidding higher but my gut hinted otherwise. So seconds before the auction ended I predictably got out bid. Then I seen this pic...5 retracted bids on one auction!!! Are you kidding me???? I had to message the seller. I basically said, either the same member was retracting finding out the bids so he could snipe it or you are shill bidding! The response I got was a little surprising...they said they blocked the person who cancelled two bids, and has a different /25 of the same card if I want it for the same price......seriously, I have the message saved. That's about when I got annoyed as I'm thinking this person may have been trying to maximize so they could sell the second card for the price of the first. I have no problem reporting anything out of the ordinary on eBay, regardless of the persons feedback, as I think it's suspicious activity. I just wanted to share this and maybe get a little feedback, insight or opinion on the matter. Do you think it's the seller I should be weary of, or the potential bidder that retracted may have found a loop hole?


so further investigating, I found this, Seller Marilyne6444. Been looking at all their auctions that ended tonight and the user names that bid, lots with retracted bids by the same user, and those same user names were used to bid up other items. I'd be cautious.

[hang time]

I am by no means a large dealer..... I'm not even a small dealer. Just a collector that will sell stuff to keep funding the hobby.

I don't do anything automatically (not sure if one can set it up like that or not?) but I will not leave feedback until it's been left for me. I don't really care if I get feedback or not though, fishing for feedback is not my reason.

If you pay for your card on a Wednesday, I'll ship it Thursday. If you then send me a message the following Monday asking where it is.... and continue to badger me until you receive it.... my experience with this transaction is NOT positive. If you took 8 days to pay, my experience is also NOT positive.

Now, in both of those circumstances, I am still more than happy to leave positive feedback - once I know that's what I'm getting too. I'm not leaving someone a positive, only to be later hit with a neutral because I would not agree to a local pickup (which would have cost me more in gas than the card sold for - YES this happened once). With how slow Canada Post can be, how tracking information often dies once a package leaves the boarder, there is little recourse sellers have.

If a transaction ends up working out fine (even if there was a hiccup along the way) and I've received positive feedback, I will always leave it for the buyer.



As far as being a buyer goes (which is the VAST majority of my eBay feedbacks) as soon as I get my package, I leave positive feedback (assuming there was no issue with damage or wrong cards, or something like that). It's my way of telling the seller "I got it". I wish everyone would operate like that. As soon as I leave feedback for a seller, I remove it from the history displayed in "My eBay" and I don't really pay attention to weather I get feedback or not.

I'm the same way. I completely agree. I don't sell a lot but when I do I don't leave feedback right away. Just because the person paid doesn't mean that the overall experience is going to be positive. Too many cheats and thieves out there.

I'd also like to get some notification that the item I've sent has been received. I could care less about getting feedback but I don't enjoy being left to wonder if the item has made it to the right place.

[gfel2795]

Looking through invoices this has happened to me twice now.

I have open and closed unpaid item cases and was told that these will be refunded to me only to find them not showing up in my PayPal or my eBay Invoices.

Has anyone else had a similar problem before I go the customer service route? Am I missing something? I feel like I'm getting cheated bc there is that 30 or so day window. Gotta love EBay and their shady policies.

[gfel2795]

Sorry, this should go in the EBay issues thread, mods please move :)

[canucksfan007]

They refunded my last 3

[huskies3]

I had some that i didn't see the refunds on, but they also didn't charge me the final value fees. Check to make sure they actually charged you the final value fee on it.

[gfel2795]

They did

[piper1]

[benoit1970]

I'm sick and tired of Ebay

[Cunnuc]

Can anyone let me know if something similar has happened to them.

I sold an item and shipped it. 2 weeks later eBay sends me a message saying they have taken the listing down for restrictions or violations. 3 days later the buyer opens a case claiming they have yet to receive the item. Obviously they're going to win the case since I have no tracking number. But I am assuming that eBay also sent the buyer a message and now they simply want the item for free since they're going to win the case.

I can't even send the buyer a message (except through eBay case) because there is no evidence of him having bought anything from me.

How the hell can a listing be taken down 2 weeks AFTER it was sold? eBay just gave the buyer something for free and I have to pay for it. Ridiculous.