Probstein123 Still amazed he is in business

[36GoudeyMan]

I join the earlier poster who said that you should bid what you are willing to pay. If its shilled beyond your top bid, then it will come back around again and perhaps your same bid on a re-listing might get it that time. Shilling is a very bad thing for sellers and buyers alike, as shown by the hesitancy to buy from Probstein despite 80,000+ feedbacks and 100% rating (IIRC). I've bought from him, and gotten the items I wanted at my price, or lost the auction. Never an issue. I don't consign to eBay sellers, as I can sell on my own. If I did, I wouldn't shill because of the risk that I'd win my item back, and that's not the purpose of selling. If I want to ensure a minimum price acceptable to me, I'll ask for a reserve, and sell it at that, or not at all..

[dodgerfanjohn]

Originally Posted by 36GoudeyMan

I join the earlier poster who said that you should bid what you are willing to pay. If its shilled beyond your top bid, then it will come back around again and perhaps your same bid on a re-listing might get it that time. Shilling is a very bad thing for sellers and buyers alike, as shown by the hesitancy to buy from Probstein despite 80,000+ feedbacks and 100% rating (IIRC).

Well this leads into the problem that Paul(Bubble Bath Girl) points out, which is......these prices that have been shilled up get recognized as legit sales in price guides or even for people doing a ebay search on past sales....and they are not in fact. But prices potentially and falsely get nudged up higher overall due to "ghost" sales where a shiller is the primary bidder.

[ullmandds]

yes John...this is a huge problem...it's become like a runaway train...how do you stop it?!