are there companies shill bidding with private listings, it certainly looks that way

[maceyr2006]

Ive noticed some of the online furniture auctions have all their bids as private listings , to me it looks like there is a loophole and they 

are shill bidding , has anyone else noticed this and is there another explanation for it

[*sparklz*]

All you can do is guess and report it too ebay

If they find any shill bidding going on they will take action on the members accounts.

[maceyr2006]

yeah im going through that right now

[millj40]

Just because the listing is private doesn't mean it's being shilled.  Once upon a time buyers purchases were not private, and some sellers have them marked private for .. privacy .. 

I don't see the problem, if it goes over what you are prepared to pay stop bidding.  No-one is forcing you to bid higher, the thrill in out bidding someone for the sake of it runs thin pretty quickly for most ebayers. 

[padi*0409]

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@maceyr2006 wrote:

Ive noticed some of the online furniture auctions have all their bids as private listings , to me it looks like there is a loophole and they 

are shill bidding , has anyone else noticed this and is there another explanation for it

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Private listings are really designed for sensitive or high-priced items, they are notoriously hard to spot shill-bidding on and a lot of buyers avoid those auctions for that reason, me included.

I cannot see any reason why a seller would have "private listings" on run-of-the-mill items, often when you look at their feedback warning signs will come up with excessive negs and retractions......................