SHILL BIDDER SELLER ALERT! Have a Looksie

dburzyn

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Well was browsing through ebay and found this auction:

http://cgi.ebay.ca/2005-06-SP-Game-...ryZ20885QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

then checked completed listings and found this:

http://cgi.ebay.ca/2005-06-SP-Game-...ryZ20885QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

that is suspicious enough already... but theres more!!


Here are the auctions the seller (yuengling2006) is selling:


http://search.ebay.ca/_W0QQsassZyuengling2006QQhtZ-1


nothing wrong right?? WRONG.. check this out:

http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=140046030388



He is somewhat smart, because he doesnt leave feedback for himself using his shilling account... too bad he left feedback for his shilling account using the selling account: (if you check it out, all the items that chicken2442 has won off the seller, they have been relisted by the same seller)

http://feedback.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewFeedback&userid=chicken2442

Also, if you check all his auctions that sold to other members... chicken2442 (his shilling account) has bid on every single one of them; case in points:

http://offer.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewBids&item=140046089482

http://offer.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewBids&item=140046061353

and last one(i think you get the picture by now :D)

http://offer.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewBids&item=140050474984


So in conclusion, the seller- yuengling2006 is using his alias account- chicken2442 to shill bid his auctions!

man, i feel like some kind of detective :cool:

I have already contacted the seller giving him an ultimatum in which he must remove the private listing on the first listing and stop the shill bidding as eBay will be contacted! (hes a fairly new seller, usually i contact ebay right away, decided to cut him some slack)

and yes, i was extremely bored today :D

Dave
 
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Gotta love finding shillers... found two myself this year, but this took some serious digging on your part... well done!
 

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