DazW

iTrader: (1)

Would you shop a 'shill bidder' on a popular online auction site? ...also advertising on here as a private seller, when their 'online auction' states they are a trader!

EddScott

Whats a "Shill bidder"

Maybe if I knew what it was I'd take the hump with him too

scooby_matt

Name names

DazW

iTrader: (1)

Its when you bump up the price of your own item by bidding with an alias!

scooby_matt

It happens all the time but very little that can be done about it really

yam got a scooby

I wouldnt waste your time mate nothing ever gets done about it.

Jamo

iTrader: (23)

one mention of it to ebay, and they ban all involved.

shop em especially as they are a trader

WRXtra power

I Doubt it, they are only really concerned about illegal items and things that would reduce their fee's i.e. Links to website that sell goods.
They don't care if someone is pushing up the bid, it will only increase the items value and therefore the increase the final value fee they can charge the seller. More bids = more money for ebay.
I know it's not right but at the end of the day, why does it bother you so much? As long as you don't pay more than what an item is worth you are still better off. The real crooks are the retail stores who charge over-inflated prices but hide behind a well known high street name. If you knew what some of the goods in stores cost from the manufacturer you would be shocked.

Shop the seller if it makes you feel better, but It wont get you anywhere.
It will just be one less seller in the big ebay pond trying to make some money and to do this he needs to be selling items cheaper than retail. If people didn't sell on ebay, we would all be ristricted to RRP's.

If you think an item is too expensive, DON'T BUY IT! It's that simple......

Not worth the stress TBH