Who's rushing to pop the BIN on this book....

[musicmeta]

Pretty high BIN to me...

 

Link to high BIN price

[Aman619]

theres anotherthred up tonight saying these ridiculous bins may be a hackers work. Scary as that is (that ebay servers arent secure) is more comforting than to think some jerk actuallt expects someone to PAY those numbers!

[aardvark88]

Smart seller. Very efficient way to get the word out fast that his eBay acct was hijacked last week.

[joe_collector]

Smart seller. Very efficient way to get the word out fast that his eBay acct was hijacked last week.

 

Good point. I was thinking it was another hack, but the longer the auctions stay up there with the bizarre BINs...

 

the more it seems like a publicity stunt.

[deathlok]

Smart seller. Very efficient way to get the word out fast that his eBay acct was hijacked last week.

 

Good point. I was thinking it was another hack, but the longer the auctions stay up there with the bizarre BINs...

 

the more it seems like a publicity stunt.

 

It may very well have worked. We have two threads so far on his auctions.

[Bonds25]

Heck, the BIN only costs 10 cents and it gets people to look at the auctions - seems like a pretty good way to list items!

[Aces]

Oh no...

 

A new way to spam!

 

Should put up my low grade FF 6 at $49.99 and a one million dollar BIN so it gets some looks?

 

[Smokinghawk]

If they're only using insane BIN's to attract attention, then what's with this statement on their auction?

 

"Why Bid and try to win, use Buy it Now and save yourself from playing the "GAME" "

[comicmankev]

Punisher auction

[garthgantu]

Yes, on the one hand this might get you some additional looks, but the text used to explain the BINs seems guaranteed to scare of some prospective bidders. Do you want to run the risk that:

- the opening price for the book you're bidding on is in fact a hack too, and the seller really wants 2x that amount?

...or...

- the hacker strikes again shortly after you win an auction, and you get anonymous neg feedback for your troubles?

[goldust40]

Smart seller. Very efficient way to get the word out fast that his eBay acct was hijacked last week.

 

Good point. I was thinking it was another hack, but the longer the auctions stay up there with the bizarre BINs...

 

the more it seems like a publicity stunt.

 

It may very well have worked. We have two threads so far on his auctions.

 

You guys are so cynical - a publicity stunt? How paranoid a theory is that? It's just too desperate a ploy, even for me to accept. Stick with the digruntled employee angle - maybe by leaving the BINS on he's trying to lay a guilt trip on the errant knave in question.

 

All right it's a publicity stunt.