Did I get shilled?!?!

[hanstess]

https://www.ebay.com/bfl/viewbids/401430406954?item=401430406954&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2565

[Hallco]

I'm not an expert on these sorts of things, but it looks very suspicious! :( :mad:

[BestRCs]

looks like to death.

geez.

[Cactuspies]

doesn't seem like it, probably just bids in small increments, new user who doesn't know how to bid. it's spread out over a bunch of sellers. lots of bids only 8% with the seller of the auction you are in.

[Jasondr91]

https://www.ebay.com/bfl/viewbids/401430406954?item=401430406954&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2565

When a guy has NO feedback history...but multiple bid retractions....its a JUNK account.

[TMILL]

Yes! 41 items bid on, 0 feedback (so hasn't won any of those 41 items), and 3 bid retractions. That's why I bid seconds before an auction ends.

[johnyensmith123]

doesn't seem like it, probably just bids in small increments, new user who doesn't know how to bid. it's spread out over a bunch of sellers. lots of bids only 8% with the seller of the auction you are in.

Spread out over a bunch of sellers, yes, but probably because the user bid on a bunch of random items for a very low price at the start of an auction so that it would decrease his/her "bids with this one seller" percentage, but the user wouldn't have a chance to actually win the other decoy auctions.

New user, incremental bids, bid retractions make this very suspicious.

[Cactuspies]

Spread out over a bunch of sellers, yes, but probably because the user bid on a bunch of random items for a very low price at the start of an auction so that it would decrease his/her "bids with this one seller" percentage, but the user wouldn't have a chance to actually win the other decoy auctions.

New user, incremental bids, bid retractions make this very suspicious.

actually I am retracting my statement, yes OP you were shilled, the seller is MIA member valleyofthesun who was caught shilling his auctions.

I knew the Ebay ID looked familiar.

[johnyensmith123]

actually I am retracting my statement, yes OP you were shilled, the seller is MIA member valleyofthesun who was caught shilling his auctions.

I knew the Ebay ID looked familiar.

https://www.blowoutforums.com/member.php?u=33771

[hanstess]

I just told the guy to kick rocks. Can't wait to see his reply...

Thanks so much for everyone's thoughts...

[tjforce]

OP, yes, you were shilled.

While we are on the subject of shilling, let's look at this gem https://www.ebay.com/itm/2016-Panini-Select-Ben-Simmons-60-Tri-Color-Rookie-Prizms-PSA-10/322839416518?hash=item4b2aba8ec6:g:xocAAOSw9KhZ6kUr

Several of the same card at the same grade can be had for 40% of the price.

This auction ended just an hour ago and has already been relisted.

[brettmik59]

IMO that lot will be worth $10 in 5 years. No offense.

[Stifle]

Shilling was horrible in the early 2000's on EBay. Would catch multiple Scammers, but in those days a member could contact other members to let them know.