what's this ebay buyer doing?

[Noirish]

So I listed an item for sale.
I have some people bidding on it.
Yesterday, this person became the highest bidder.
Since then, no one else bid on it, but he keeps placing more bids, 4-5 more.
What's he doing?

 

[amol]

entering a higher maximum bid . . .

he's using proxy

 

[Noirish]

But no one else has been bidding on it.
There is no point placing a higher bid, left alone 5 times more.

 

[cavemanmoron]

Originally posted by: Noirish
But no one else has been bidding on it.
There is no point placing a higher bid, left alone 5 times more.

well he wants to make sure he wins.

Uh has your auction met the "reserve" yet.he may want to be sure that it does.

 

[aplefka]

Why complain? You get more money.

 

[Buttzilla]

who cares? you getting more money!

 

[bsobel]

Originally posted by: Noirish
But no one else has been bidding on it.
There is no point placing a higher bid, left alone 5 times more.

He's not paying more, just upping his maximum bid. Perhaps after searching more he realizes he doesn't want to get out bid by a sniper.

 

[iamme]

he really wants that Tokyo BB gun with 3,500 BB's

 

[b0mbrman]

Looks like he's re-evaluating his bids based on other auctions he's lost - Link

 

[Noirish]

Originally posted by: iamme
he really wants that Tokyo BB gun with 3,500 BB's

I hope so.
Actually, I'll probably sell to a local for $200.
I'm really wondering what's his highest bid.

 

[b0mbrman]

Originally posted by: Noirish

Originally posted by: iamme
he really wants that Tokyo BB gun with 3,500 BB's

I hope so.
Actually, I'll probably sell to a local for $200.
I'm really wondering what's his highest bid.

Send him an email....

 

[amol]

Originally posted by: Noirish

Originally posted by: iamme
he really wants that Tokyo BB gun with 3,500 BB's

I hope so.
Actually, I'll probably sell to a local for $200.
I'm really wondering what's his highest bid.

make a new account and bid on it

 

[iamme]

Originally posted by: b0mbrman
Looks like he's re-evaluating his bids based on other auctions he's lost - Link

cool......is this a new feature?

 

[Noirish]

Originally posted by: iamme

Originally posted by: b0mbrman
Looks like he's re-evaluating his bids based on other auctions he's lost - Link

cool......is this a new feature?

No, you can always search by bidder, seller, etc.
Good way to spy on ppl.

 

[Noirish]

Huh, after placing 13 bids, he retracted them all with the reason -> "WRONG AMOUNT"?
The ability to retract bid is good, but in this case, I don't think it really applies.
So he's saying he placed 13 wrong bids?
Oh well, not that I want to force him to buy my stuff, but at least he shouldn't toy with it.

 

[Azndude51]

I'm about 90% sure I'm right about this. But I think he keeps bidding because someone else is bidding, but doesn't beat his maximum. For example, I bid $100 on your item, but it starts at $25, so my bid shows up as $25. Someone else bids $30, so my $100 bid still beats his, so ebay automatically puts in a bid for me for $31. I'm pretty sure that ebay only shows my $31 bid because his bid doesn't really count since he never beat my original bid for $100. Only if he bids over $100 will his bid show up.