Shill bidding?

[the*scarlet*pimpernel]

I was going to bid on this but was concerned about an early bidder that subsequently won the item.

Strangley enough the item has been relisted.

What do you think? a bit sus?

[k1ooo-slr-sales]

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@the*scarlet*pimpernel wrote:

I was going to bid on this but was concerned about an early bidder that subsequently won the item.

Strangley enough the item has been relisted.

What do you think? a bit sus?

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it doesn't look "a bit sus" to me  . . . . . .   It looks absolutely 100% sus.

I looked at completed items for this seller and there are several that were 'won' by the same bidder and then relisted.

[imastawka]

Not only 100% suss, but it doesn't even look like genuine

Pandora to me.

Very blurry photos - doesn't show markings of any kind.

But maybe that's the idea

[imastawka]

Hey Pimpy.

Any genuine Pandora beads/charms should show the markings 925/ALE

Especially the ones with gold on them. 

They should show the gold content

Be very wary of blurry photos

Fake Pandora are very good imitations.  Hard to pick the

chinese fakes from the real ones.  Even they are marked 925/ALE

[the*scarlet*pimpernel]

thanks Stawka, I used to buy from charm*me but she seems to have shut up shop.

So I'll stick to the local jeweler.

Is there somewhere  to report that pair of swindlers to?

[*tippy*toes*]

You can report individual listings. Just above the description, on the right, is a report this item link. After you click on that, select listing practices from the top dropdown. The next dropdown select fraudulent listing activities, and the last dropdown select seller using other accounts to inflate price. Click continue, then send report on the next page. No guarantee eBay will do anything, but still worth reporting.

You can also report the seller via the help and contact link at the top of every eBay page. By reporting this way, you can write a message stating why you believe the seller is up to no good. Again, no guarantee eBay will do anything.

[4green2000]

ever thought seller has more than one?

seller has 100% good feedback.

isnt that enough to tell you this seller is genuine and all their customers have been happy with them?...UNREAL...!

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[harley_babes_hoard]

stay well away from that one. If you look at completed history you will see thew same w***l(1) bidder on each of the sellers sold listings bidder list. bidding history is 100% with that seller only. So obvious shill bidding.

[lyndal1838]

Harley, you must admit the shiller is not very good at it.

Most shillers don't put in a high bid early in the auction and the idea is to force the price up, not actually win the item.

The seller must be costing themselves a fortune in fees as they keep winning their own goods.

[aussietastic]

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@the*scarlet*pimpernel wrote:

thanks Stawka, I used to buy from charm*me but she seems to have shut up shop.

So I'll stick to the local jeweler.

Is there somewhere  to report that pair of swindlers to?

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Hmmm.... member since 2008 with over 5500 posts ... and don't know how to report a listing? YIKES!!

And on the subject tho .. I would have RSI ( Strain Injury) if I were to report every dodgy listing I came across on eBay 

Sadly, the cost of a free capitalist society is eternal vigilance ... and unfortunately the eternal vigilance is to be done by the public ... so good luck!