Auction Houses vs. Ebay

[Stonepony]

Originally Posted by Beastmode

If I told you that there are far more retractions on AH's than on e-bay, you'd tell me to prove it. Exactly my point.

How do you retract a bid at an AH? Don't you have to contact them? That would seem awkward for the shiller

[Leon]

Originally Posted by Stonepony

How do you retract a bid at an AH? Don't you have to contact them? That would seem awkward for the shiller

It is awkward and rarely done. Ignorance is bliss. AH's don't allow retractions unless it's some kind of extraordinary issue. On the shilling situation I would guess it is 100x worse on ebay than AH's. Both ebay and AH's have a spot in our hobby and I see both continuing to do well for the forseeable future.

[Republicaninmass]

You wouldn't see the bid go down, you get a call the next day