OT whats with this Ebay scam crap?

[pismojeff]

It just means that someone has bid higher than you, right? Don't think it is a scam, that is just the way it works.

[632 Regal]

im not that stupid, bid a buck and your out bid, and then look at who bid previously...just you! (and me earlier) You can see i bid 3 times with no counters but that special person stays above all bids man.

[Brian C.]

....just below the "Buy it Now" price, and I wouldn't be surprized if that bidder is "friends" with the seller. You won't see his counter-bids, it just ups his initial bid. This is how to ensure that your minimum price is gonna be the "Buy it Now" price. Not really a scam, just sort of a crappy way to treat aution bidders. I've got the bidding up to $65 now.

Brian C.

[632 Regal]

I could use a little help every now and then...LOL

[Brian C.]

....on something that starts at $10, then my initial bid is 10 bucks. It will say $10 for me. If you see that and think you'll pay up to $50, you bid your max of 50 bucks and it doesn't say "Regal @ $11", or even "Regal @ $50", it will say "Me @ $51" because you still haven't eclipsed my initial bid of $100. It will just up my first bid up to the maximum that I initially bid, or $100. Only when you pass my $100, to say $150, will it then have you be the highest bidder and then it will show "Regal @ $101" and up and up until someone bids more than your $150.

I try to drink a bit before I try to figure this **** out sometimes. Either that, or sniff a little nitro!! It does get confusing. They also have some other sort of bidding proxy that will ALWAYS outbid ANYONE if you tell them too, for stuff that you just can't live without.

Brian C.

[Brian C.]

[632 Regal]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...tem=7943327622

still nonsence

[Scott C]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...tem=7943327622

still nonsence

I bought 5 wheels not too long ago - 1 was severly bent and 1 more was slightly bent! (I paid 50$ for all 5 + $100 for shipping so can't complain too much)

I see the guy has many of these wheels, so chances are good he can remedy if there is something that is not good. Shipping is a killer though. Mine were shipped with tires on which I think helped protect the rims.

Scott

[Brian C.]

The auction says "Ends Dec-29-04 06:49:37 PST". So you might be better off if you just bookmark the page or add it to your "My E-Bay" watch and at about 06:45:00 PST Thursday, start to bid again. Otherwise you'll just continue to bid against the other bids coming in, and then they will bid against you.......and on and on and the price just goes up and up. You got nothing to lose. Just keep an eye on it. The "Buy it Now" is now gone because the reserve has been met. OR, if you'll pay, say $325, and not a penny more, put that in as your max bid and just wait and see what happens. Ain't this fun??


Brian C.

[632 Regal]

The auction says "Ends Dec-29-04 06:49:37 PST". So you might be better off if you just bookmark the page or add it to your "My E-Bay" watch and at about 06:45:00 PST Thursday, start to bid again. Otherwise you'll just continue to bid against the other bids coming in, and then they will bid against you.......and on and on and the price just goes up and up. You got nothing to lose. Just keep an eye on it. The "Buy it Now" is now gone because the reserve has been met. OR, if you'll pay, say $325, and not a penny more, put that in as your max bid and just wait and see what happens. Ain't this fun??


Brian C.