silverweb Posted May 15, 2017 Share Posted May 15, 2017 Shill bidding on Ebay? I saw this dented Chromium Spider-Man (Marvel Collectible Classics Spidey 1) earlier and noticed just now that it has been bid up to $430. I mean, it looks like a 6.0 at best! Checking to see who bid on it, and it is mostly one person with 0 feedback and another with 2 feedbacks. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Amazing-Spiderman-300-RARE-Chromium-Edition-LOOK-HOT-/232327836530?hash=item3617d17372:g:XacAAOSw42JZEJGh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverweb Posted May 15, 2017 Author Share Posted May 15, 2017 The book, Marvel Collectible Classics Spider-Man 2, has been heating up though, with 9.8s going for around $600 these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaard Posted May 15, 2017 Share Posted May 15, 2017 I wish there was a way to be 100% sure, but I don't think there is. It happened to me before & I just asked the seller to cancel . If it looks suspect, it may be a shill or it may be legitimate. From what I understand, this is a popular way of bidding...I still haven't figured out why. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pitboss Posted May 15, 2017 Share Posted May 15, 2017 That's blatant shill bidding Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverweb Posted May 16, 2017 Author Share Posted May 16, 2017 That's what I suspect Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarryNight Posted May 17, 2017 Share Posted May 17, 2017 (edited) Don't use auto bid. The suspect shill also risks losing the sale for the seller or his selling account. If the winner was a shill you'd see it relisted. That's the only tell. I've thought this through. Another way is to see pattern bidding from the same accounts on PayPal/ebay end though doubtful anyone would have the energy to pursue this type of claim. There's nothing preventing a friend or family members account facilitating this. Honestly, that books seen better days. Edited May 17, 2017 by StarryNight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
