New eBay secrecy policy

[John M.]

Re: New eBay secrecy policy

I sell alot on ebay and somtimes buy, I would NEVER bid on a private auction, I look real close for shill bidders its very easy to spot them....This is bad for all. Im seeing my ebay account manager in person next month and plan on showing her all of the responces from the NCRS Fourm, I think all sellers should have to use there full name for there seller ID like I do and have there phone number listed in the local phone book, if any one bids on one of my auctions win or lose I will send them a copy of the bidders list.....I could even list the bidders my self as the auction runs by adding to the discription...on the bigger items or when asked............This is a bad day for ebay...John Meissinger

[Dennis D.]

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John

Haven't followed this thread past the first couple of replies. Just have to say, John, you have by far the best items,(corvette and the like), on ebay. IMO.

[Joe L.]

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clem-----

That's correct. That's how the "proxy" bidding system on eBay works. It automatically bids a certain amount over the next highest bidders highest bid until it reaches your maximum bidding amount. Then, any higher bids cause you to be outbid.

[Joe L.]

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Jerry-----

I was wondering how long that it was going to take for eBay to change to a policy like this----I've been expecting it for a long time. However, I do not agree with it. There is something good that will come out of it for me-----it will give me a golden opportunity to phase eBay buying out of my life. Virtually all of the stuff I buy there I need like I need a hole in my head, so their new policy is going to save me a lot of money.

[Steve B.]

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I agree with Joe, I have purchased many items on ebay and I am getting tired of all the fake second chance offers and spoof emails telling me where the item I sold them is at. The funny thing is I only have a buyers account with them! I guess I will be saving a ton of money too as I am done with ebay!

[Jack H.]

It also closes a door...

to eBay sell-around action. That part I welcome!

Say you've got the same item and you watch folks bid on another seller's piece. Nothing stopped you from looking at the bidding autopsy and contacting the unsucessful bidders post-auction to conduct a sale of your item without paying eBay their 'cut' of the action...

[Donald T.]

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I don't know guys. I don't care for the private auctions either, but it certainly won't stop me from buying on ebay. Also, the message only refers to "certain cases, some bidders" who will not be able to see the bid history. I don't know what their criteria would be, but it sounds like this won't apply to most auctions or most bidders.

Besides if you guys stop using ebay, then I won't have to bid against you anymore. Hmmmm. Then all the corvette parts will be mine! All part of my master plan! BWAHAHAHAHA!

[Grant W.]

Re: It also closes a door...

Wrong Don!!!! The door will close on your wishful thinking MASTER PLAN!!!
If the seller doesn't get any good bids then all he has to do is can cancel his auction at the last minute. Then you say.What the @#$#%^$%^^!!! So you don't get the item and nobody else does and then it takes you longer and longer time to find the same item if it evers come up. Isn't your time worth money???? I also sent Ebay a note telling them its Negative buying and selling. I'm with Joe. I got enough parts for my car and Joe has often out bidded me on a part. Well that is Democracy. Joe wanted it more than me and its his right to. I'm not mad....I just don't have enough money like Joe Ha HA HA ....since he's retired. Hi Joe if you're on the forum I still have to ask you a few questions. How is the ZL coming along. Grant

[John D.]

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Jack, Like you attitude. Trouble I have is I know so many guys and have a lot of friends. When one of us see a "friend" bidding on an item he lays off. Well some of these turkeys must sleep with a laptop in bed. Like Clem does. hee.
Anyhow this new bidding policy with open up the door for more bidding. I am not sure how it works but I was told that only the top bidders name will be listed. The other bidders will be listed by a number. So when the top bidder gets blown away that gives me or you the chance to bid on an item without hurting someones feeling and making enemies. Like the guys who buy all the FI stuff and then bitch when you bid on something. So this will mean more revenue for ebay as the selling prices may be higher. Also will mean more cash for the seller. And also it will give us buyers more opportunity to buy stuff. But on the other hand I have read all the posts and can agree on some of them. On the other hand this new set up will upset a lot of buyers and cause them to take a powder for a while. But it will only be temporary as the auctions are a disease that most of us love. Ebay is reason the shows are slowing down with sellers and spectators. See it happening a lot the last few years. The high cost of setting up at shows can pay for a lot of expensive parts on ebay. It's a convenient way to shop for us old guys. John

[Joe L.]

Re: It also closes a door...

Grant------

The good news is that the project is about 2-3 8 hour workdays from completion. The bad news is, that's just about where it was 6 months ago.

[G B.]

The evolution of eBay

Joe, their new policy will certainly reduce the amount of bidding in most auctions. Early bidding is primarily posturing, anyway.

Just about everybody knows that the serious bidding usually happens in the last few seconds of an auction. Early bids are placed for several reasons: the bidder wants to see his name appear on the screen (but doesn't really want to buy the item), the bidder wants his friends to know he's interested in the item, or the bidder is new to eBay and wants to "start" the bidding. So if you eliminate the first two reasons to bid early, all you'll have left are the pilgrims during the first six days of the auction. How many of them could their be?

I also believe the new policy will discourage late bidding for expensive items like cars. Serious buyers already think hard before stepping up to bid more than a few hundred dollars. Many big item buyers will see the new policy as an open invitation for shill bidding, and that will scare them away.

This new policy is not a good thing. I don't like getting scam e-mails either, but they are just an irritation like telemarketing phone calls. I just say "no" and go on with my life.

I see this new eBay policy as helping scumbags who want to hide behind their computer screens. I have no respect for anyone who is ashamed of what they're doing. And people who don't have the guts to put their own name on their thoughts, words, and actions don't merit my attention. I will have to want an item very badly to participate in future eBay secret bidder auctions.

[G B.]

p.s. I wish we could edit posts here.

Then I could fix my stupid mistakes. Yes, I meant to type: "How many of them could there be?".

[Joe L.]

Re: p.s. I wish we could edit posts here.

Jerry-----

I think that the reason that we can't edit posts is that the software used doesn't provide for that feature and it can't be modified to do so. All-in-all, though, this is the absolutely best software for a board like ours that's EVER been developed. Except for a few small "foibles" (like the inability to edit posts) it's as close to ultimate perfection as it's ever going to get. Most of the newer softwares are WAY, WAY too complicated.

[G B.]

New bidding name

In keeping with the new "ALL Secret, All the Time" eBay policy, I've decided to change my bidding name to Lord Fahvorsham-Smythe. They can send my invoices to my new secret e-mail address: General Delivery, c/o The Internet.

Now my wife's getting into this secrecy stuff too. She no longer answers to her old slave name, "Margaret". She wants me to address her only by her secret eBay bidding name, "Sister Sha-BooBoo".