Thread: Bid Retractions

As a seller, I block buyers with more than a certain number of bid retractions. There is an option to do this while listing. I don't like people that don't play by the rules bidding on my auctions!

I often wonder if it's a sellers "other account" bumping up the bids...there is a lot of fishy stuff that happens on the "bay".

Originally Posted by shooter74743

I often wonder if it's a sellers "other account" bumping up the bids...there is a lot of fishy stuff that happens on the "bay".

Another reason to put in your max bid and walk away.

Originally Posted by Undream

As a seller, I block buyers with more than a certain number of bid retractions. There is an option to do this while listing. I don't like people that don't play by the rules bidding on my auctions!

I also do this. I turn on all the filters. Being so selective has not hurt my ability to make sales, either.

It's bidding like this that drives me crazy:

Member Id: US $105.00 Feb-12-12 05:51:13 PST
Member Id: US $100.00 Feb-12-12 05:51:01 PST
Member Id: US $98.00 Feb-12-12 05:50:55 PST
Member Id: US $96.00 Feb-12-12 05:50:50 PST
Member Id: US $94.00 Feb-12-12 05:50:44 PST
Member Id: US $90.00 Feb-12-12 05:42:53 PST
Member Id: US $84.00 Feb-12-12 05:42:31 PST
Member Id: US $82.00 Feb-12-12 05:42:25 PST
Member Id: US $80.00 Feb-12-12 05:42:19 PST
Member Id: US $74.00 Feb-12-12 05:42:09 PST
Member Id: US $72.00 Feb-12-12 05:42:03 PST
Member Id: US $70.00 Feb-12-12 05:41:57 PST
Member Id: US $68.00 Feb-12-12 05:41:51 PST
Member Id: US $66.00 Feb-12-12 05:41:42 PST
Member Id: US $64.00 Feb-12-12 05:41:36 PST
Member Id: US $60.00 Feb-12-12 05:37:24 PST
Member Id: US $58.00 Feb-12-12 05:37:18 PST
Member Id: US $56.00 Feb-12-12 05:37:10 PST
Member Id: US $54.00 Feb-12-12 05:37:00 PST
Member Id: US $52.00 Feb-12-12 05:36:49 PST
Member Id: US $50.00 Feb-12-12 05:36:43 PST
Member Id: US $46.00 Feb-12-12 05:36:33 PST
Member Id: US $44.00 Feb-12-12 05:36:21 PST
Member Id: US $42.00 Feb-12-12 05:36:09 PST
Member Id: US $40.00 Feb-12-12 05:35:53 PST
Member Id: US $37.00

This was from a auction that I had a bid on and these bids are all from ONE bidder. I think this is clear case of someone just bidding to see what someone else's max bid/ reserve price is, or they're running up the price for the seller, or maybe they're just being a j-hole. Just set your max bid and be done with it.