Author: David H. McClain
Date: 16:00:58 02/18/06
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On February 18, 2006 at 18:10:39, Steve B wrote: >James, > >>How does a bidder hide his name when bidding on E-bay? >> And why do it? What is the advantage to hide ones name? > >the bidder does not elect to hide his name >the seller can set up the auction so that the bidders names are hidden >this option is only avaialable to the seller > >the reason the seller might do this is to encourage bidders who ordinarily would >not bid against others that they know..in this case it allows collectors whom >know each other to bid aganst each other and not offend anyone > >but i never bid on hidden auctions >it leaves too much room for the seller to goose up the price by bidding himself > >perhaps this happenned here..i cannot say for certain,,but i suspect it > >Best >Steve Steve, My personal opinion is that private auctions are to be avoided. If an Ebay seller has nothing to hide then he has nothing to fear. There are those who knowingly offer fakes and keep their auctions "private." I know you have seen these auctions many times with chess computers. How would you warn a bidder of a fake if the auction is kept private by the choice of the seller? DHM
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