Ebay cheater?

[Gameshark]

Does this look like the Seller is boosting his item? Or getting someone he knows to help boost.

r***3 ( 1 ) US $405.00
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Member Id: a***0 ( 7 ) US $400.00
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Member Id: r***3 ( 1 ) US $400.00
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Member Id: a***0 ( 7 ) US $350.00
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Member Id: r***3 ( 1 ) US $350.00
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Member Id: r***3 ( 1 ) US $300.00
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Member Id: r***3 ( 1 ) US $290.00
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Member Id: r***3 ( 1 ) US $280.00
Feb-15-12 19:42:00 PST

Member Id: r***3 ( 1 ) US $270.00
Feb-15-12 19:41:48 PST

Member Id: r***3 ( 1 ) US $260.00
Feb-15-12 19:41:36 PST

Member Id: r***3 ( 1 ) US $250.00
Feb-13-12 12:56:35 PST

Member Id: e***y ( 2 ) US $240.59
Feb-12-12 19:48:23 PST

Member Id: e***y ( 2 ) US $225.95
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Member Id: e***y ( 2 ) US $200.00
Feb-10-12 16:51:02 PST

Member Id: r***3 ( 1 ) US $200.00
Feb-13-12 12:55:55 PST

Member Id: r***3 ( 1 ) US $195.00
Feb-13-12 12:55:35 PST

Member Id: s***i ( 22Feedback score is 10 to 49) US $190.00
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Member Id: s***i ( 22Feedback score is 10 to 49) US $180.00
Feb-11-12 21:36:50 PST

Member Id: r***8 ( 106Feedback score is 100 to 499) US $175.00
Feb-10-12 17:01:30 PST

Member Id: r***8 ( 106Feedback score is 100 to 499) US $170.00
Feb-10-12 17:01:22 PST

Member Id: r***8 ( 106Feedback score is 100 to 499) US $160.00
Feb-10-12 17:01:13 PST

Member Id: r***8 ( 106Feedback score is 100 to 499) US $140.00
Feb-08-12 19:22:07 PST

Member Id: e***e ( 97Feedback score is 50 to 99) US $115.00
Feb-10-12 11:24:19 PST

Member Id: g***h ( 319Feedback score is 100 to 499) US $108.90
Feb-08-12 19:43:26 PST

Member Id: g***h ( 319Feedback score is 100 to 499) US $86.09
Feb-08-12 19:43:12 PST

Member Id: o***o ( 182Feedback score is 100 to 499) US $25.00
Feb-08-12 19:06:07 PST

Member Id: z***t ( 181Feedback score is 100 to 499) US $9.99
Feb-08-12 18:28:01 PST

http://offer.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewBids&_trksid=p4340.l2565&rt=nc&item=230743911277

[gurpswoo1]

LOL - Yep clear shill bidding.

Stay away from that auction.

[Matrix6]

Seems legit?! :P :rotf:
Or there's a few "bidders" playin' around o_O

[vhal_x]

That's downright terrible, fuck that! Surely that could get you banned from ebay, no? xx

[gurpswoo1]

You can report the listing but not the seller, they will cancel the auction and the seller will start again.

Not much you can do.

[vhal_x]

That's pretty shocking tbh :( xx

[twistedsymphony]

actually to me it just looks like a newbie bidder who doesn't fully understand how eBay works. incrementing their bid by 5 and then not realizing how they got outbid so fast.

[Gameshark]

stay away from this person: http://feedback.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewFeedback2&userid=jrpgamer&ftab=AllFeedback&myworld=true

[twistedsymphony]

wow, looks like he's tried to scam a bunch of people.

[Cosmic_Link]

stay away from this person: http://feedback.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewFeedback2&userid=jrpgamer&ftab=AllFeedback&myworld=true

Sounds to me like he put down a load of preorders and where ever he ordered them from, cancelled the orders. Serves him right for trying to profit off it and serves other people right for buying a preorder item off ebay. I've learnt from my mistake and wouldn't preorder another item off ebay again. >.<

[Lemur]

How do preorders on ebay work anyway? If you preorder months in advance, I think paypal only gives you 45 days from payment to open a case.

By the time the item is released, it could be way past the 45 days so if there are any problems how do the buyers get refunds?

[Cosmic_Link]

They don't work. I preordered Monster Rancher for the DS for my GF a couple years ago and about a week before the release date, it got pushed back until June (From Feb). So I waited, and when the release date came round, I contacted the seller to remind them of my preorder, and got no response. Contacted them about 3 times. Couldn't make a claim off paypal and ebay didn't offer any help either. I think it's the only time as a buyer that I've ever lost money on ebay. I tried to do a credit back at the bank, but they couldn't do anything either.

So you gotta decide if the chance is worth taking, otherwise you might end up getting ripped off... >.<

[vhal_x]

Personally, I wouldn't preorder anything from ebay due to the risk factor. Also, if they are up for preorder on ebay, 9/10 times it's at an inflated price, so for that alone, I'd pass even though I really want it, and just hope I can find one cheaper after release or something xx