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05-16-2006, 08:31 AM
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RE: Ebay Fever
I have to admit that this thread amuses the snot out of me. It's all very conspiracyesque where the lack of evidence IS the evidence. Feel like I'm reading the X Files...
I sell a lot of stuff on ebay and have never been offered or located such software. Although that doesn't prove that it doesn't exist, it is a data point. I've also won my share of single max bid auctions (I entered my max amount up front and won the item) without having my bid run up, another data point.
I'll repeat my request for someone to provide the bid history from an auction where their max bid was run up without competing bids, that would be the best data point. Until then I'll treat this as an urban legend, and others can treat it as they like as well.
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I sell a lot of stuff on ebay and have never been offered or located such software. Although that doesn't prove that it doesn't exist, it is a data point. I've also won my share of single max bid auctions (I entered my max amount up front and won the item) without having my bid run up, another data point.
I'll repeat my request for someone to provide the bid history from an auction where their max bid was run up without competing bids, that would be the best data point. Until then I'll treat this as an urban legend, and others can treat it as they like as well.
EG
05-16-2006, 08:45 AM
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Eroc, I didn't get that at all. Just two guys sharing a common experience that wasn't explained or valuable enough to persue.(where would you even start if ebay wouldn't cooperate?) I certainly won't hold them up to ridicule like ET did. I've met Flyinrog and he might not be the prettiest thang, but he's no dummy, either. Both have said it happened long enough ago that no records exist and it hasn't happened again. Whether it was a change of bidding practice, a software fix or (the most unlikely) a piece of software, they don't deserved to be looked down on for talking about it. What if it was more common and nobody spoke up!
For you ladies reading, Rog may not be pretty, but he's got plenty of money. You better like dogs, though!
For you ladies reading, Rog may not be pretty, but he's got plenty of money. You better like dogs, though!
05-16-2006, 08:54 AM
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Until then I'll treat this as an urban legend, and others can treat it as they like as well.
EG
Until then I'll treat this as an urban legend, and others can treat it as they like as well.
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05-16-2006, 09:03 AM
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I'll repeat my request for someone to provide the bid history from an auction where their max bid was run up without competing bids, that would be the best data point.
EG
I'll repeat my request for someone to provide the bid history from an auction where their max bid was run up without competing bids, that would be the best data point.
EG
http://offer.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.d...tem=7412152693
05-16-2006, 02:06 PM
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PT - I wasn't looking down my nose or trying to ridicule anyone, and if my post read that way then I'll offer my unfettered apologies. As I indicated in my post, everyone's welcome to their opinions.
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PT - I wasn't looking down my nose or trying to ridicule anyone, and if my post read that way then I'll offer my unfettered apologies. As I indicated in my post, everyone's welcome to their opinions.
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05-17-2006, 01:29 AM
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Ptulmer and Roger,
Just out of curiosity I did a little googling on this and found that others have commented about having this problem. This thing has got me curiosity up so I think I will have to do a bit more research to find out if this is more common than I thought and how recently those web reports are. Should be interesting anyway.
Conspiracy?? Sounds like muh hah hah hah (cape pulled up over the eyes...) Still fun.
Bill S. (the other Bill)
Just out of curiosity I did a little googling on this and found that others have commented about having this problem. This thing has got me curiosity up so I think I will have to do a bit more research to find out if this is more common than I thought and how recently those web reports are. Should be interesting anyway.
Conspiracy?? Sounds like muh hah hah hah (cape pulled up over the eyes...) Still fun.
Bill S. (the other Bill)
05-17-2006, 10:17 AM
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I am not accusing you of lying at all. Just of misinterpreting what really happened.
I have seen MANY cases where people thought something like this was happening, and it just came down to their own lack of understanding as to how the bidding system works.
I have seen MANY cases where people thought something like this was happening, and it just came down to their own lack of understanding as to how the bidding system works.
