Mike Attew wrote:I was watching a rusty Viva 1256 engine for sale on Ebay, when a bid came in there was another Ebayer started bidding in stages until they reached the other bidders max bid, this happened again an 1 1/2 hour before the listing ended, Strangely I was also watching a Marina engine from the same person and lo and behold, the same thing happend and it looked like the same bidder. He/she added another £185 on the Marina engine. Ebay seem way to slack with this and fraud but I suppose it's all about profits.
Mike Attew wrote:This time though they had over 1500 and 100%. Most people I guess would miss it. I was just watch both engines and noticed odd bidding especially when 16 bids are entered by the same bidder on the trot bidding to the minimum increase one after another until they reach the previous bidders maximum and then stop.
lord13 wrote:Mike Attew wrote:This time though they had over 1500 and 100%. Most people I guess would miss it. I was just watch both engines and noticed odd bidding especially when 16 bids are entered by the same bidder on the trot bidding to the minimum increase one after another until they reach the previous bidders maximum and then stop.
That's how ebay works with automatic bidding, say someone put a highest bid on an item of around £25, and that item is only at .99p , ebay will only show the initial .99p. until someone else tries to bid over it. So say bidder number two says 'ooo that item only has one bid on at 99p , i'll try my luck at a couple of quid', Ebay will automatically bid in small increments on the first bidders behalf to beat the second bidders bids, right up until the second bidder actually beats the initial £25 bid by the first bidder.
It's how it works . . . I don't see the problem . . .
Mike Attew wrote:
Think you are wrong there, if the first bid is at 99p but up to £25 and you put a bid in of £24 it will bid £24 straight away, not keep bidding. If you put a bid in of £27 it will put one bid in to beat the first bid.
Mike Attew wrote:
Think you are wrong there, if the first bid is at 99p but up to £25 and you put a bid in of £24 it will bid £24 straight away, not keep bidding. If you put a bid in of £27 it will put one bid in to beat the first bid.
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