Shilling 0

[THE_BEYONDER]

1 minute ago, the blob said:

The seller will think that is the value and never budge.

Sarcasm 

[kav]

35 minutes ago, James J Johnson said:

It's early yet. Only a matter of time before the CGC forum opens up the books and "makes" Kav!

 

 

I can always go the horsehead route.

My name is Kav... -lioni. Kavllioni. I'm also known as, uh, Benny the Groin, Sammy the Schnozz, Elmer the Fudd, Tubby the Tuba, and once as Miss Phyllis Levine. Went to a party, pop-a the 'lude and smoka the Tibet, and next thing I know I'm in fishnets singing show tunes, but that is not the point. The point is, I am known to those who know me the best as the ******' doctor. That's it, bada-bing, bada-boom, very good.

Edited September 20, 2019 by kav

[Ride the Tiger]

Sounds like a typical Ebay buying strategy. Don't know that it would be considered shilling. Sometimes when I see a great book up for auction with a bunch of watchers, I start bidding like mad hoping the watchers lose interest and give up on the auction.

[Hollywood1892]

58 minutes ago, THE_BEYONDER said:

Now we’re getting somewhere 

I have an even better idea

Get someone to offer more than what they are asking and than offer more than that person 

[1Cool]

My wife and a couple coworkers for some reason do not consider it unethical (getting really close to the line) if it’s the buyer but it would be if the seller does something similar.  Sellers are held to a different standard and it’s more scammy if you are trying to pull one over n a buyer.  I think it’s because they are not really sellers of anything that gets offers or is put up for auction.  As usual it comes down to which side of the table you are on.

[Taneleer Tivan]

Seems like shilling more than collusion. Unethical and more than shady no matter how you put it.

[Hollywood1892]

42 minutes ago, 1Cool said:

My wife and a couple coworkers for some reason do not consider it unethical (getting really close to the line) if it’s the buyer but it would be if the seller does something similar.  Sellers are held to a different standard and it’s more scammy if you are trying to pull one over n a buyer.  I think it’s because they are not really sellers of anything that gets offers or is put up for auction.  As usual it comes down to which side of the table you are on.

My girlfriend said the same thing.

And she laughed when I told her I had been arguing all day on the chatboard about it

I said "Why are you laughing"

She said

"Because its business, people are going to want the best deal for themselves,people dont want to take a loss"

Needless to say, the rest of our evening went quite well.

Edited September 20, 2019 by Hollywood1892

[1950's war comics]

sometimes a boatd member will posts a link or a screen shot to a ridiculously priced comic on eBay.. and a whole bunch of us will then start watching it !!

it's funny to think what the seller might be thinking when all of a sudden a whole bunch of people are watching his overpriced drek  

[1Cool]

54 minutes ago, 1950's war comics said:

sometimes a boatd member will posts a link or a screen shot to a ridiculously priced comic on eBay.. and a whole bunch of us will then start watching it !!

it's funny to think what the seller might be thinking when all of a sudden a whole bunch of people are watching his overpriced drek  

Yea but imagine the uproar if the person selling the book was caught sending a friend on to the boards to link his inflated books to hopefully get us to watch it and maybe get a rube to bite.  I'm not naive and know it gets done all the time and some call it wise business sense but to me it crosses the line and I'd ban a buyer who I found out was trying to do that to me.

Edited September 20, 2019 by 1Cool

[Jaylam]

1 hour ago, Hollywood1892 said:

My girlfriend said the same thing.

And she laughed when I told her I had been arguing all day on the chatboard about it

I said "Why are you laughing"

She said

"Because its business, people are going to want the best deal for themselves,people dont want to take a loss"

Needless to say, the rest of our evening went quite well.

[Hollywood1892]

29 minutes ago, Jaylam said:

those were the days!!

[Jaylam]

47 minutes ago, Hollywood1892 said:

those were the days!!

[Krismusic]

1 hour ago, Jaylam said:

maybe they are just "friends"  

[Hollywood1892]

This was my response from the seller regarding my interaction 

Subterfuge or not on my part, he says he wasnt influenced

[Hollywood1892]

On 9/20/2019 at 10:33 AM, Krishosein said:

maybe they are just "friends"  

There is a benefit to those types of friendships

[Jaylam]

10 hours ago, Hollywood1892 said:

There is a benefit to those types of friendships

Kind of like this?

[Hollywood1892]

1 hour ago, Jaylam said:

Kind of like this?

Drake

 

[THE_BEYONDER]

20 hours ago, Hollywood1892 said:

This was my response from the seller regarding my interaction 

Subterfuge or not on my part, he says he wasnt influenced

So....there was no best offer option available.

[Hollywood1892]

29 minutes ago, THE_BEYONDER said:

So....there was no best offer option available.

No

I messaged him and said

I'll give you this amount

He had to go change the price.

[THE_BEYONDER]

8 minutes ago, Hollywood1892 said:

No

I messaged him and said

I'll give you this amount

He had to go change the price.

You could have cleared that up 10 pages ago