SL55/63/65/R230 AMG: Most bizzare thing i have ever seen...
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Most bizzare thing i have ever seen...
Some guy bid 40,000 just for #2 spot for an SL55 AMG THAT HAS NOT EVEN BEEN BUILT YET, and thats just the first bid. Some peaple on this earth are plain crazy. Here, check the link out...
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...tem=1858269578
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...tem=1858269578
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Re: fake bid
Originally posted by ima55r2
The seller started the bidding under a different name in the hopes of finding someone more stupid than he is.
The seller started the bidding under a different name in the hopes of finding someone more stupid than he is.
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It is illegal to use false bidding, but he could use a throw-away e-mail address or have a cohort.
If that is the only bid, he would owe a commission to eBay, but if the seller wrote to eBay that proper procedures were not followed by the winning bidder, the bid would be cancelled and the seller could then apply to get his listing fees and commission credited.
Ebay could even ban the bidder, but then it would be the throw- away address. That's how it goes with normal auctions.... I'm not sure if it is the same way with EBAY Motors.
Not having a reserve and getting a 40k bid looks suspicious.
If that is the only bid, he would owe a commission to eBay, but if the seller wrote to eBay that proper procedures were not followed by the winning bidder, the bid would be cancelled and the seller could then apply to get his listing fees and commission credited.
Ebay could even ban the bidder, but then it would be the throw- away address. That's how it goes with normal auctions.... I'm not sure if it is the same way with EBAY Motors.
Not having a reserve and getting a 40k bid looks suspicious.
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bs auction..
notice how the bidder's name is kept private. that is obviously a bs bid. there's also a spot for a '03 cl55 on ebay that's up to $14.8k right now and 99% of the bidders are new members (including the seller). can you say scam? 
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New members aren't too surprising, simply because I can picture myself in the same position. I have never bought anything from ebay, although I had had an account for a while, and as such would be considered a new buyer.
My guess is the typical ebay trader's profile doesn't exactly match the typical ebay-car-buyer, and so to see them w/o prior purchases isn't really out of question.
But this 40k bit...uh...yeah.
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My guess is the typical ebay trader's profile doesn't exactly match the typical ebay-car-buyer, and so to see them w/o prior purchases isn't really out of question.
But this 40k bit...uh...yeah.
--Dan
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Re: bs auction..
Originally posted by VroomVroom
notice how the bidder's name is kept private. that is obviously a bs bid. there's also a spot for a '03 cl55 on ebay that's up to $14.8k right now and 99% of the bidders are new members (including the seller). can you say scam?
notice how the bidder's name is kept private. that is obviously a bs bid. there's also a spot for a '03 cl55 on ebay that's up to $14.8k right now and 99% of the bidders are new members (including the seller). can you say scam?
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Re: Re: bs auction..
Originally posted by SL55AMG
When I sell vehicle parts and things on eBay I use "Private Bid History". This is an option when you set up the auction.
When I sell vehicle parts and things on eBay I use "Private Bid History". This is an option when you set up the auction.
I always wondered why someone would do this? Enlighten me please.
I will not participate in an auction that has this feature.
