Does this bid history look suspicious to you?

coolhandluke · January 29th, 2009, 01:50 PM

Here is the bid history for an item that I'm trying to pick up on ebay.

Look suspicious? Maybe someone has multiple accounts and is bidding on his own listing???

I hope that's not the case and I'm not about to get screwed...

Bidder Bid Amount

i***6( 119) US $71.50

a***6( 283) US $70.50

1***a( 52) US $63.00

Starting Price US $50.00

graystang01 · January 29th, 2009, 01:52 PM

i used to bid on my dads stuff. i dont know how many times id come home and he would tell me i bought somethin off of him

JASonic · January 29th, 2009, 01:53 PM

I hope not....thats the way the last item looked that I bought. It didnt matter though, I had already decided on a max dollar amount I'd go and stuck with it.

ChrisJ · January 29th, 2009, 01:53 PM

Thats a new thing ebay started...

All bids look like that now...You cant see the actual persons name bidding...

gooberhead320 · January 29th, 2009, 01:54 PM

Originally Posted by ChrisJ

Thats a new thing ebay started...

All bids look like that now...You cant see the actual persons name bidding...

yeah thats normal. on one of my bids i was 5***d

coolhandluke · January 29th, 2009, 01:56 PM

Originally Posted by ChrisJ

Thats a new thing ebay started...

All bids look like that now...You cant see the actual persons name bidding...

Good...thanks Chris.

Now I don't have to buy it thinking that I was getting the shaft.

Sorry for the

JASonic · January 29th, 2009, 02:09 PM

Better to be informed than fucked. I dont like ebay anymore. I dont even like internet shopping much. There are scammers everywhere and unless you are really on top of things, its real easy to get ripped off. Just do a search here over the last few months and you'll see a tremendous amount of stories of fraud and theft over the internet.

1FastFox · January 29th, 2009, 02:11 PM

Thats normal... It just means the first guy made a bigger offer than the second guys bid. Look at some other auctions for big stuff, they will be the same way...

1FUN4RD · January 29th, 2009, 02:13 PM

Esnipe the only way to bid! FTMFW

weems · January 29th, 2009, 02:26 PM

Originally Posted by 1FUN4RD

Esnipe the only way to bid! FTMFW

Not when I have a max dollar amount higher than your "snipe".

coolhandluke · January 29th, 2009, 02:33 PM

Well, I won the auction.

Here's what I got...

Shelby Floor Mats: Interior &amp Floor Mats - Shelby Performance Parts LLC.

Between the mats, dash and fuse box plaques, and new dash vents I don't have any $ left over for the Hurst.

Looks like another month of waiting...

1FastFox · January 29th, 2009, 02:34 PM

Originally Posted by weems

Not when I have a max dollar amount higher than your "snipe".

I always snipe bid... Lets say I was buying a new procharger and the bid was 1700 with a minute left. I would wait till about 30 seconds left and put a bid for the most I would pay, like 2k... If your bid is more than that i wouldnt have won it anyways. But when you put a max dollar at the get go your just driving the price up, cause someone will come along and keep bidding till they are over you max dollar, then you have to beat their bid to win. Where as you let someone else put in their bid and you wait till the end and they wont have a chance to outbid you and make you bid more to beat them... Its not very nice, but it gets the job done.

1FUN4RD · January 29th, 2009, 02:42 PM

I do the same but set it to place my max bid at 3 seconds before the auction ends. It keeps you from driving up the price or letting emotions take over & end up paying more than you really wanted to.

The only time I plunk down a max bid on an auction is if I am only interested in it if I can get it cheap. So if someone out bids me, oh well I didn't want it that bad.

1FUN4RD · January 29th, 2009, 02:56 PM

Originally Posted by coolhandluke

Well, I won the auction.

Here's what I got...

Shelby Floor Mats: Interior &amp Floor Mats - Shelby Performance Parts LLC.

Between the mats, dash and fuse box plaques, and new dash vents I don't have any $ left over for the Hurst. Looks like another month of waiting...

Looks nice!! Post up some pic's when you get them

coolhandluke · January 29th, 2009, 03:15 PM

Originally Posted by 1FUN4RD

Looks nice!! Post up some pic's when you get them

Definitely will do. The interior should look a little different in a week. The trunk mat was available in a separate auction and it didn't sell so I offered him an extra $20 and he took it. The total price ended up being $121 shipped which sounds high, but they still look new and the mats are around $260 shipped from Shelby Performance.

1FUN4RD · January 29th, 2009, 03:20 PM

Sweeeet

1FUN4RD · January 29th, 2009, 03:23 PM

So are you getting a new dash plaque??

coolhandluke · January 29th, 2009, 04:08 PM

Originally Posted by 1FUN4RD

So are you getting a new dash plaque??

Wes gave me one for a extra few dollars so I bought a combo just like you did. I just bought it to put up in case I ever sold the car (my current plaque has my name on it). Little did I know that it was going to look nicer than the one I already have.

It was in the pics that I sent to your email. The logo is the same as the fuse box cover.

vfast · January 29th, 2009, 07:22 PM

they changed the format so other member couldn't make offers to them for a sell outside of e-bay

Drick · January 29th, 2009, 07:49 PM

Whats the website for the "snipe" I forgot it

January 29th, 2009, 01:50 PM	#1
coolhandluke Hardcore Enthusiast 2006 Mustang GT Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Oklahoma City, OK Posts: 1,143 iTrader: 2 reviews	Does this bid history look suspicious to you? Here is the bid history for an item that I'm trying to pick up on ebay. Look suspicious? Maybe someone has multiple accounts and is bidding on his own listing??? I hope that's not the case and I'm not about to get screwed... Bidder Bid Amount i*6( 119) US $71.50 a6( 283) US $70.50 1*a( 52) US $63.00 Starting Price US $50.00 __________________ 1967 Styled G.T. 350 S197 tribute - see garage for list of mods.*

January 29th, 2009, 01:53 PM	#4
ChrisJ RLY SRS Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Ft. Meade, MD Posts: 38,220 Blog Entries: 4 iTrader: 10 reviews	Thats a new thing ebay started... All bids look like that now...You cant see the actual persons name bidding... __________________ 2008 Acura TL Type-S - 2008 EB Ford Expedition - 2002 Boosted GT - Sold Facebook Google+

January 29th, 2009, 02:11 PM	#8
1FastFox Skirt Chasing Phallus Phondler Kit Car/Ducati/Explorer Nike Fast Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Indiana Posts: 10,495 iTrader: 4 reviews	Thats normal... It just means the first guy made a bigger offer than the second guys bid. Look at some other auctions for big stuff, they will be the same way... __________________ QUOTE OF THE DAY (5/25/12): “Don’t play what’s there, play what’s not there.” ‐ Miles Davis

January 29th, 2009, 02:13 PM	#9
1FUN4RD MMs Ford Racing Nut Swinger 2007 MUSTANG GT Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: CENTRAL IOWA Posts: 4,367 iTrader: 3 reviews	Esnipe the only way to bid! FTMFW __________________ www.1fun4rd.blogspot.com

January 29th, 2009, 02:33 PM	#11
coolhandluke Hardcore Enthusiast 2006 Mustang GT Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Oklahoma City, OK Posts: 1,143 iTrader: 2 reviews	Well, I won the auction. Here's what I got... Shelby Floor Mats: Interior &amp Floor Mats - Shelby Performance Parts LLC. Between the mats, dash and fuse box plaques, and new dash vents I don't have any $ left over for the Hurst. Looks like another month of waiting... __________________ 1967 Styled G.T. 350 S197 tribute - see garage for list of mods.

January 29th, 2009, 01:53 PM	#3
JASonic The George Forman of Keepers Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 2,385 iTrader: 20 reviews	I hope not....thats the way the last item looked that I bought. It didnt matter though, I had already decided on a max dollar amount I'd go and stuck with it.

January 29th, 2009, 02:09 PM	#7
JASonic The George Forman of Keepers Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 2,385 iTrader: 20 reviews	Better to be informed than fucked. I dont like ebay anymore. I dont even like internet shopping much. There are scammers everywhere and unless you are really on top of things, its real easy to get ripped off. Just do a search here over the last few months and you'll see a tremendous amount of stories of fraud and theft over the internet.

January 29th, 2009, 02:42 PM	#13
1FUN4RD MMs Ford Racing Nut Swinger 2007 MUSTANG GT Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: CENTRAL IOWA Posts: 4,367 iTrader: 3 reviews	I do the same but set it to place my max bid at 3 seconds before the auction ends. It keeps you from driving up the price or letting emotions take over & end up paying more than you really wanted to. The only time I plunk down a max bid on an auction is if I am only interested in it if I can get it cheap. So if someone out bids me, oh well I didn't want it that bad. __________________ www.1fun4rd.blogspot.com

January 29th, 2009, 03:20 PM	#16
1FUN4RD MMs Ford Racing Nut Swinger 2007 MUSTANG GT Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: CENTRAL IOWA Posts: 4,367 iTrader: 3 reviews	Sweeeet __________________ www.1fun4rd.blogspot.com

January 29th, 2009, 03:23 PM	#17
1FUN4RD MMs Ford Racing Nut Swinger 2007 MUSTANG GT Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: CENTRAL IOWA Posts: 4,367 iTrader: 3 reviews	So are you getting a new dash plaque?? __________________ www.1fun4rd.blogspot.com

January 29th, 2009, 07:22 PM	#19
vfast Banned Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: shimmy shack takeout Posts: 1,084 iTrader: 0 reviews	they changed the format so other member couldn't make offers to them for a sell outside of e-bay __________________ EVERYONE IS ENTITLED TO MY OPINION:cool: 6'ers are for kids 1965 chevelle SS 421 sbc 6 speed, 3.90 gears,alum d-shaft, brodix heads,roller cam,925 AED carb...grocery getter[COLOR="Red"]RIP[/COLOR]

January 29th, 2009, 07:49 PM	#20
Drick Big timin' in a small town 2004 FX4 F150, 86 GT Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Gods country. Nordern Michigan eh Posts: 14,336 iTrader: 1 reviews	Whats the website for the "snipe" I forgot it __________________ FX4 Crew Crew member #1 Don't take anything I say to heart, I don't try to come off as an asshole. It just happens

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