Rampant Shilling That eBay Ignores

[warehouseclearers]

Does eBay ignore traders who shill ?

It took me 10 MINUTES with ZERO system access to identify a trader who (I suspect) has placed 170 shill bids in the last 30 days all for items worth a few hundred dollars to a few thousand dollars. ... yet eBay doesn't look or turns a blind eye or doesn't want to know. After all ... it makes eBay more money ... why would they want to stop it ???

In fact ... it is NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE to report it, when you try.

Does anyone care at eBay ... do buyers care they are being ripped off by a licensed dealer ???

[sandypebbles]

would'nt need to be more than 100 items

Could be half a dozen or less and would still show as 100% activity with the seller

Responders have read the thread an largely been personal opinion from the OP and not much each

And the request for an item number (so IF there is obvious shilling) more people can report it being ignored does'nt exactly show too much concern

Or even reporting the claimed fraud to the relevant authorities if eBay is not doing anything 

Pretty much like when people use other accounts to comment  and back themselves up if they don't get the replies they want to hear from other members 

[warehouseclearers]

I can supply item numbers, account name of seller, link to suspect account, sellers REAL name and REAL  address, REAL  trading name and VAT number.

First, you would have to identify yourself and the role you would play in looking into this issue for me to post this info here.

And you are ?

[imastawka]

The only thing you can name on these boards is the item number (or one of them)

You've been asked for that, but haven't given us one.

[repentatleisure1952]

Read the reply from stawks as to what you can post.

Who am I?

An eBay member just like you & the others on this thread.

[warehouseclearers]

Thanks for your response ... but I noted you neglected to detail how you would resolve a similar issue with an eBay human being. It's easy to criticise.

Please do not waste people's time with wayward responses.

FYI ... The Report This Item link does disappear after the item ends. You can check that with all the eBay humans you know. They will set you straight, I'm sure.

[repentatleisure1952]

Thank you Sandy.

Saves me the trouble of replying.

[sandypebbles]

You posted on a member to member forum and other members have responded

The only thing you were asked for was the item number

You agreed not to post the other information when you signed up

An awful lot of nonsense (again) from you in reply to the most simple questions 

[sandypebbles]

I would suggest you take your own advice and see ya later

[warehouseclearers]

Thanks for that. Good info.

It still means I have to get up at 3am to get that elusive window between the (possible) shill bidding and the items ending. No amount of cut & paste resolves that.

But as I said i will do it.

This is a registered business that is doing this and I don't know about you ... but high-turnover professional traders have no excuses for shill bidding and artificially inflating prices.

[warehouseclearers]

Who is "us" .... please identify yourself.

That would be the professional way to conduct an information request.