eBay wont do nothing about shill bidders as they make more money for them,(such as these ones that keep
raising the price to the $25 or more price that the seller wants as a minimum).
These next three are all connected to the one account and have being reported on a regular basis,(the middle
one is their newest one but none have been removed and the seller has had no sanctions imposed).
So don't waste your time and just bid once at the end of an auction or use a sniping service so that a shill
bidder doesn't get an opportunity to raise the price,(these three actually shill by putting on a bid well before
the items finish so the price automatically goes up).
| 30-Day Summary | ||
| Total bids: |  449 | |
| Items bid on: | 236 | |
| Bid activity (%) with this seller: | 80% |  |
| Bid retractions: | 2 | |
| Bid retractions (6 months): | 3 |
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This one could be another one,(but it's possible that they are trying to get multiple items from the one seller
or just like their items and are determined to win one of them at the price that they are willing to pay):
| 30-Day Summary | ||
| Total bids: | 62 | |
| Items bid on: | 10 | |
| Bid activity (%) with this seller: | 100% | |
| Bid retractions: | 0 | |
| Bid retractions (6 months): | 0 |
Melina, not so much stats but just the bidding history of bidders.
Select an item with bids then click on the number of bids.
The list of bids will appear and if you select any of the bidder's ID, you will see the same as the above info.
Shill bidding is sometimes obvious when a bidder has 100% on one seller and the items are totally unrelated.
Such as a TV, stamps, shoes, a cabinet etc.
Genuine 100% bidding may be if the seller sells collectables, stamps, coins and the bidder may bid on all.
So as tazz has pointed out when you get the combination of high percentage, unrelated items and a large number of retractions, a good chance it's shilling.
