re-online auctions....

[Medusa]

I've had limited experience w/eBay, some good, some bad. I do know, though, that some sellers have others bid for them quite often in order to up their prices. I guess the adage "Buyer beware" is appropo here.

[Lady's Human]

I'd be leery of having to bid online for a car that I had made an offer for in person.

Sounds fishy at best.

[carole]

No no let me explain, sorry, it was already online in the auction, that is where we found it, hubby just made an offer, they wait and see how the auction runs, first, it is just a gut instinct,i could be way off base, it could have been an genuine bidder, time will tell,the car is fine,just wondering if they were actually the bidders, to see if we would bid higher and they would get more money that way,like i said i really don't know,just have to wait and see.

[Laura's Babies]

In todays world, morals are a lot lower than they use to be.. If you have a gut feeling, your gut is probably right.

Oh, BTW, if my online bid was lower than the offer I made and he called and said the other buyer opted out... I would hold him solid to the online bid...

[jennielynn1970]

Sounds way too coincedental that the bidder also has the name Kay. That would make me leery of the bidding as well.

I've had friends ask me to bid on their items before to get the price up if it's not going up, but I've never done it. It's just not right or fair to the other bidders. I wouldn't want that done to me. Whatever my stuff sells for, is what it sells for, even if it's really low. If it's something I know should go high, then I put a reserve on it, otherwise, nothing, or I just FreeCycle it and be done with it.

[Catty1]

Could be that the couple is divorcing too, and there are funny games going on there.

Does eBay have a way of checking sellers' history?

[jennielynn1970]

Does eBay have a way of checking sellers' history?

You can report fraud you suspect is going on. but it's only if you think it's really serious, not just a "think" it's fraud. They take it pretty seriously when there are accusations.