What the hell is the deal with this PWCC auction

[Leon]

Originally Posted by Jeffrompa

Every bid after a retraction is suspicious to me . Who does that ?

Screwed up people.

[shagrotn77]

None of the auction houses allow so much as one bid retraction. Granted, there's tons of funny business going on with a lot of them too, but I'm just sayin'.

[Beastmode]

Originally Posted by Leon

Screwed up people.

I agree, but e-bay buries the retracted bid at the bottom of the page. I would bet over 50% of bidders on e-bay never see it. All by design.

Most of these auctions you have to scroll to the bottom of the page to see if there is a retracted bid. Might be another reason you see so many "string" bidders and multiple bids; so they can bury the retraction another page-down.

It's only a matter of time before e-bay rolls out a members only "high-end" bidding platform with minimum seller/buyer ratings, no retractions, etc.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Ebay seems to care far far more about whether you try to sneak an email or phone number into a message. After so many years it seems unlikely to me ebay is going to take a serious stand on retractions. But IMO, sellers have an independent obligation to ensure the integrity of their auctions/business.

[irv]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

Ebay seems to care far far more about whether you try to sneak an email or phone number into a message. After so many years it seems unlikely to me ebay is going to take a serious stand on retractions. But IMO, sellers have an independent obligation to ensure the integrity of their auctions/business.

How true is that! Even if you try and space it, or code it, they seem to be on top of it.

I know of a CDN seller, even if his cards don't sell, will not sell private after his auctions end as he is under the impression, if he has listed them on E-Bay then that is his only avenue to sell his cards.

[Eggoman]

Originally Posted by irv

I know of a CDN seller, even if his cards don't sell, will not sell private after his auctions end as he is under the impression, if he has listed them on E-Bay then that is his only avenue to sell his cards.

TOO TRUE! I had a NET54 member decline to end an eBay listing and sell the card to me via PM as he was concerned that the eBay Police would find out and suspend his account - REALLY!

[bobbyw8469]

Originally Posted by Eggoman

TOO TRUE! I had a NET54 member decline to end an eBay listing and sell the card to me via PM as he was concerned that the eBay Police would find out and suspend his account - REALLY!

Ebay wanted a cut of the cards that I consigned with Robert Edwards auctions last year. True story

[Sean]

Originally Posted by bobbyw8469

Ebay wanted a cut of the cards that I consigned with Robert Edwards auctions last year. True story

What was their reasoning?

[mechanicalman]

Originally Posted by bobbyw8469

Ebay wanted a cut of the cards that I consigned with Robert Edwards auctions last year. True story

That's some Orwellian $h-- right there. I'm sure we'd love to hear the story if you feel safe to share it.