Goon 2 Splash - Blatant Shilling

[Solar]

In case any of you were thinking of bidding on this awesome page, I just thought I'd point out that you might want to check the bidding history...

 

eBay Goon page...

[Jesusjon]

Wow. The seller is xarsefacex and the shiller is xholden_caulfieldx. Incredibly, they have done business before and left each other positive feedback. Looks like a pretty nice page too -- bummer.

[comix4fun]

I noticed the same thing this morning and politely asked the seller what he was going to do to protect established bidders from low feedback, thrill-bidders, who have never bid on a piece of art before that seem to be going hard and fast after this page.

 

I mentioned that most established bidders will stay away from his auctions based on what they see here. He has posted all the other questions posed to him, I wonder if mine will make the cut.

 

Chris Caira

www.hulk-smash.com

[Solar]

He also has positive feedback from bidders named xcutthroatx (NARU'd) and xifalltopiecesx. Don't be tooooo obvious about it. Jeez...

[Nexus]

Good work, Solar!

 

Digging a little deeper, we also have:

 

xangelofhatex

xthedozax

xoboxcutterox

xwekillforpeacex

xjonoxnamelessravenx

 

There's lots of cross-posting of feedback for each of those ID's. Go figure. Aiyiyi.

[comicartfan]

that is a great page....notice that he mentions the recent prices. Seems to me that I must have stirred people to sell based on my auction's results....isn't that always the way ?!

[comix4fun]

Digging a little deeper, we also have:

 

xangelofhatex

xthedozax

xoboxcutterox

xwekillforpeacex

xjonoxnamelessravenx

 

 

Just got a response back from the seller, that he would email low feedback bidders, but that he has "dealt with the current 7 feedback bidder before and trusts him".

 

Chris

[jjeanius]

reported. ;-) Let's see if eBay actually does anything about it.

[pkveronese]

This is sick. I hope eBay bans both of them.

[Sal]

you folks should thank him for being so blatant about it. i mean, if you're going to be stupid, the least you can do is make it easy for others to figure out how stupid you are

[jjeanius]

Yup. Only way he could have made it more obvious: xarsefaces_shill_accountx

[mister_not_so_nice]

I just hate to see the arseface name sullied

[Mighty Hal]

Obvious shilling, yep, but if it was a piece you really wanted...would it keep you from bidding?

[mrpunch0]

Obvious shilling, yep, but if it was a piece you really wanted...would it keep you from bidding?

 

If it was still what I thought was a fair price - sure I'd bid.

 

But If I put in a big bid - and this guy shilled it up - I'd cancel my bid.

[Nexus]

Check out the current bid history. The shill bidder ("xholden_caulfieldx") has conveniently retracted his bids now that a sucker (the current high bidder "beverlyhillscloseouts") has outbid him.

 

The bid history no longer shows how the shill bidder systematically upped his bid (from $600 to $1550) in $50 increments to reveal the (then) high bid. That, to me, is way more damning than the similarly named user ID's.

 

No impropriety here.

[Jesusjon]

HAH! The bid retraction explanation: "buyer cannot pay amount bid!!

[comix4fun]

The bid history no longer shows how the shill bidder systematically upped his bid (from $600 to $1550) in $50 increments to reveal the (then) high bid.

 

 

Oh that is a steaming load of *spoon*, what a bunch of bull - *spoon* I have half a mind to get a posse together and, and and ....go get pancakes. Sorry, it's early and I have not had breakfast yet.

 

At least now, based on this new information, there is not doubt about the scam being perpetrated. Thanks for the detective work..

 

Chris

[Solar]

I just emailed the seller a link to this thread.

[Paratrooper]

send a link to the current high bidder as well, I'd do it but my work blocks ebay.....if they wanted me to work they'd block this site as well....

[Buck Biggins]

You now what, this is a really nice Goon splash but the sellar has really turn me off. I feel bad for WavingnotDrowning because his top bid was revealed to everyone else. If I was in a better situation I would have thrown my bid in but after seeing this BS, NO WAY. It just stinks.

 

There is another Goon page up and that sellar is a stand up guy. He is first class and I would buy from him any day of the week.