scootz
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| posted on 24/10/08 at 10:32 AM |
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Ebay Suspicions...
Does anyone else get suspicious when bidding for items, and see's they're up against "Bidder, 1, 2, 3, 4, etc."?
Does anyone on here set up there auctions in a similar 'anonymous' way, and if so, what is the purpose of doing it?
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eznfrank
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| posted on 24/10/08 at 10:37 AM |
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As far as I understand it Ebay automatically makes it happen on expensive items such as cars, although you can set an auction as private if
you're selling PVC traffic warden outfits for example.
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matt_claydon
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| posted on 24/10/08 at 10:38 AM |
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As I understood it, that's the way all ebay auctions run now, they changed it a few months back.
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MikeRJ
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| posted on 24/10/08 at 10:38 AM |
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They are always anonymous, this is not something the seller configures.
http://pages.ebay.co.uk/help/policies/safeguardmemberids.html
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speedyxjs
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| posted on 24/10/08 at 10:39 AM |
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I asked this a few months ago and it turns out that Ebay change the names to bidder 1, 2 etc.
I thought it was somekind of organised crime when i first realised 
How long can i resist the temptation to drop a V8 in?
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mookaloid
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| posted on 24/10/08 at 10:39 AM |
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I think ebay does it automatically now. I think intelligent bidders could get an advantage by researching the opposition bidders by looking at their
feedback and similar items that they had bid on to work out where to pitch their own bids.
I certainly used to do this and it's made it harder for me to work out what's going on.
"That thing you're thinking - it wont be that."
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r1_pete
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| posted on 24/10/08 at 11:28 AM |
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I thought it was a seller option to protect buyer identities, but it looks like its the default now, an
THIS is what happens when the bidders ids are protected.
[Edited on 24/10/08 by r1_pete]
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tjoh84
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| posted on 24/10/08 at 11:37 AM |
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it stops people trying to sell there bits to people who are bidding on your stuff
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britishtrident
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| posted on 24/10/08 at 12:31 PM |
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It is also a good cover for rigging ie "bids off the wall" ---- auctions should be open and honest. Sellers should set realistic
starting prices which are also automatically the reserve.
[I] “ What use our work, Bennet, if we cannot care for those we love? .”
― From BBC TV/Amazon's Ripper Street.
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Meeerrrk
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| posted on 24/10/08 at 05:30 PM |
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just use "bidnapper"
For Sale : 2008 Aries/Stuart Taylor Motorsport Locoblade (954 Blade)
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