Contact buyer before auction end

[drae22xo]

I want to contact buyer before auction end. eBay says use Advanced Search 'By Bidder' .. But no such option given on the page.

[drae22xo]

...This buyer joined eBay same day and bid twice at the starting price while being sole bidder. Maybe it's a bot??

[sandypebbles]

Sorry, but I would be far more concerned about an inexperienced seller, selling a boat

Would you really sell it for $100 if nobody else bids?

You state to photos are not current - they have to be

Have you signed up for Managed Payments? and been verified to sell?

How long before you made your first bid did you open your account?

Honestly, this kind of thing (brand new seller, selling a scammer magnet like a boat)

And then even *hope* the person actually reads the listing 

[repentatleisure1952]

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@drae22xo wrote:

...This buyer joined eBay same day and bid twice at the starting price while being sole bidder. Maybe it's a bot??

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It's not a "bot".

You do not know what the bidder's maximum bid is.

The price will not increase until another bidder comes along.

You need to go to "Help" on any eBay page to see how bidding works.

As sandy said what will you do if there are no other bidders & the boat sells for $100?

[repentatleisure1952]

This will end in tears.

[sandypebbles]

I know

How many times have we seen things like this

And all we can do is alert the seller involved as to what we have all seen so many times over

I really can't watch 

[sugar249]

Think I may bid so I can raise the item not as described case.  

[domino-710]

I'd name her ' Catastrophe '. 

[brickworksmarket]

Considering you can easily spend 50 000 on one of these to get it back in the water I know what I would do. 

[domino-710]

What would you do ?????