Author: Clive Munro
Date: 04:39:30 11/12/04
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On November 11, 2004 at 13:37:58, Mike Byrne wrote: >On November 11, 2004 at 08:44:10, Steve B wrote: > >>>Considering the circustances , I am suspicious of the bid. It may a "newbie", >>>or it may be a very astute ebayer who is not about to allow his read handle >>>rating to get touched by a sour deal. If that is the case, he will drive a very >>>hard bargain payment completion terms (pickup/escrow, etc) to ensure he is >>>protected. The seller has already rejected escrow services with me, so I >>>seriously doubt that he would accpet escrow services with somebody else. >>> >>>If it's a true newbie - he might have his lunch eaten. >> >>a newbie bidder,for his very first ebay transaction.. diving right in and going >>for a 4 figure item..i dont think so >>:) >> >>i remember my very first ebay transaction over 4 years ago >>i very carefully and with shaking hands and mouse placed a $5 bid on a chess >>book >>watched that auction for the full 7 days.when i won i was half excited and half >>worried i was going to get ripped off >> >> >>actually this is becoming very entertaining to watch.. >>another possible scenario.. >>this is a shill bid by the seller >>the seller would be placing the bid hoping to stir up some real interest and >>attract a real bidder..baiting the hook..so to speak >> >>i have seen that happen before >>of course if this theory is correct he will not allow the auction to close if >>there are no other bidders,because he will not want to pay the Ebay fee on the >>$1000 >> >>IF there are no other bidders the proof of the shill bidding will be that the >>seller will close the auction prematurely giving as an excuse something like.. >>"the item is no longer available for sale" >> >>this is better then watching tv >>:) >>Steve > >IMO, it is clearly a shill or fake bid. Hi all, I was the original seller of this item and I am glad to see that nobody is taken in by this. I think the bid is fake and is only there to encourage a real bid! The good news is that I have found a chess forum in english! Best regards Clive
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