Comiclink Auctions

[ft88]

Anyone notice this type of thing on comic link. Its a small item at $60 but It makes me wonder whats going on. Either its a shill bid, (most likely). Or its Comiclink itself owning the book, which is even worse. I just hope Comiclink isn't at fault here or turning a blind eye to shenanigans.

 

It was my understanding that for a comic to show up on a comiclink auction, it had to actually be with Comiclink as opposed to the owner keeping the book until sold.

 

BTW, I'm not out to "get" Comiclink but public forums are perfect for exploring and correcting discrepencies or potential shenanigans (see South Park)

 

Here are three scenarios

 

1. Someone else listed it and shill bid and won their own book and then relisted on Comiclink. If the book is with Comiclink then the winner/owner would have to call Josh up and say, "Just keep it for now, I'll sell it on the regular Comiclink"

 

2. Its comiclink's own book and they bid on their own books and then relist. I doubt this is the case but its an easy consipracy to imagine.

 

3. Legitimate buyer bought the book and relisted on Comiclink immediately afterwards without having it shipped at all.

 

I'm hoping for the last scenario but I have my doubts. Its only a $50 book but the ramifications are pretty significant if you are against shill bidding.

 

3/14/2007 10:59:03 PM EST

JLA 6 No Reserve Auction

 

Date Listed: 3/14/2007 11:55:20 PM EST

New JLA 6 listing

[october]

What about...

 

4. It was listed, the buyer never paid, owner decided to relist immediately?

 

Could that have happened?

[nearmint]

Or, #4, book sold at auction, but winning bidder failed to send payment, so Josh relisted it.

[Davenport]

The timeline looks like the winner had about 56 minutes to pay up.

[ft88]

Thats possible, but within an hour you can tell you won't get payment and relist it?

[ft88]

Or the winner was a known non payer and why bother going through the motions.

 

Still, it happened so fast appearances make it look like it got quickly relisted since $37 wasn't enough.

[nearmint]

It just seems like too cheap a book to imagine that there's anything funny going on.

[october]

Or the winner was a known non payer and why bother going through the motions.

 

Still, it happened so fast appearances make it look like it got quickly relisted since $37 wasn't enough.

 

Certainly does look weird. Still, why bother with a $60 book.

[nearmint]

October, were we separated at birth or something?

[october]

 

I post a thought, then you post the same one. Then you post a thought, then I post the same one.

[october]

Ok, that's three in a row. Now I am freaked out!

[nearmint]

[Harvey Dude]

Or the winner was a known non payer and why bother going through the motions.

 

Highly unlikely. That would be rapid correspondence between ComicLink and the seller to make this determination unless the book is in fact owned by Comiclink. Less than one hour between end of auction and relisting certainly looks suspect.

[NSPhillips]

 

It was my understanding that for a comic to show up on a comiclink auction, it had to actually be with Comiclink as opposed to the owner keeping the book until sold.

 

Not sure about the specifics of this case, but you can convert any of your comiclink sales to an auction at any time, even if the book isn't in comiclink's hands.