on 21-03-2017 08:18 PM
I have been watching this watch and was going to put in a bid.
Early 60’s Men’s IWC SHAFFHAUSEN
I looked at the bidding history of the current winning bidder who has private feedback.
Ummmmmm...
No bid coming from me.
21-03-2017 08:31 PM - edited 21-03-2017 08:32 PM
The bidder could be an antique dealer but bidding on watches then on a doll as well seems odd.
Even though it may be bona fide, I would also stay cleer of this seller.
Appears to want to win and relist if a price is not met.
I know a little about watches and this sellers items are not a real bargain anyway.
on 21-03-2017 08:41 PM
A shill bidder is not going to put in automatic bids.
They nibble bid.
on 21-03-2017 09:07 PM
on 21-03-2017 09:10 PM
Well, it's fair to say they're not too bright starting the auction at $9
Fair suck of the saveloy Kopes - bit of a stretch methinks, in this case
on 21-03-2017 09:50 PM
The watch sold for $1,393 and I can't see any evidence of this seller
re-listing anything.
on 21-03-2017 10:14 PM
@kopenhagen5 wrote:The bidder could be an antique dealer but bidding on watches then on a doll as well seems odd.
The 1939 doll is by the same seller,(sold on the 7th of March).
21-03-2017 10:19 PM - edited 21-03-2017 10:24 PM
This type of low start auction (if it is) is usually the seller using another account and putting their "reserve" bid on 1 or 2 days before auction end.
That can get bidders bidding a little more than they usually would as they have perhaps been winning it at some stage.
If seller wins it with second account, he will cancel trans and keep it for a little later. Perhaps even relist on another account.
So now they will list 5-10 items from last month that didn't sell and relist these ones next month.
But it appears he sold most of these IF the private 100% account was his.
I have come across this method countless times in coins n banknotes.
I just seems sus in the above method as bidder bid on watches, a clock and a doll from same seller.
Thanks tazz, well there you go.
on 21-03-2017 11:14 PM
I'm a private bidder buddy,why is it any of your business what I bid on?
But if you're going to bid on the same item that I'm bidding on then we're after the same thing then aren't we lol
on 21-03-2017 11:20 PM
I've come across this only a few times and when you have been around a while like us kopes then you get to know
who's who.
I'm having a great big laugh at the moment though ever since they put a piece out about the 2000 $1 mule every one is trying
to flog off their standard 2000 $1 coins lol.
It's only the mule coin that's worth anything for goodness sakes