schmoozer Posted March 6 Report Share Posted March 6 I’m seeing a lot of completed auctions in the $50-$80 range. Is that a real range or just the shill bidding trying to scam people? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fire1981 Posted March 6 Report Share Posted March 6 Ouch ! That’s steep. Check the Bidders and see if they are heavy hitters or Bidders with a very low history of transactions 🔥 RAR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supramisfit Posted March 6 Report Share Posted March 6 So explain the shill bidder thing for me when it comes to ebay? I understand the concept in general to auctions but if said shill bidder wins then they are paying themselves/friend for the marble but then still have to pay ebay their 15% cut and tax. So in the attempt to bump the auction value they can get stuck with winning their own marble paying ebay in the process. Sounds risky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schmoozer Posted March 6 Author Report Share Posted March 6 5 minutes ago, supramisfit said: So explain the shill bidder thing for me when it comes to ebay? I understand the concept in general to auctions but if said shill bidder wins then they are paying themselves/friend for the marble but then still have to pay ebay their 15% cut and tax. So in the attempt to bump the auction value they can get stuck with winning their own marble paying ebay in the process. Sounds risky Yes it does, unless the sale never happens. most high $ sales are BIN, so you don’t know who(eBay score) bought it. seems to be scammers. I'm putting out 10 nice MCS at $20 each in our local antique store tomorrow. We’ll see how it goes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schmoozer Posted March 6 Author Report Share Posted March 6 6 minutes ago, supramisfit said: So explain the shill bidder thing for me when it comes to ebay? I understand the concept in general to auctions but if said shill bidder wins then they are paying themselves/friend for the marble but then still have to pay ebay their 15% cut and tax. So in the attempt to bump the auction value they can get stuck with winning their own marble paying ebay in the process. Sounds risky I’ve also seen this with Blenko items. The same piece shows up 2 or 3 times in the sold search. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supramisfit Posted March 6 Report Share Posted March 6 2 minutes ago, schmoozer said: Yes it does, unless the sale never happens. most high $ sales are BIN, so you don’t know who(eBay score) bought it. seems to be scammers. I'm putting out 10 nice MCS at $20 each in our local antique store tomorrow. We’ll see how it goes. I don't understand how the "buy it now" changes what I described. In ebay's eyes whether it's auction format or "buy it now" someone purchased the item and is paying ebay their 15% cut Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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