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YAET - Did ebay seller bid up his item with a second account?

Nitemare

Nitemare

Lifer
Bidding history

Second account ( 11Feedback score is 10 to 49) US $60.99 Aug-21-05 18:29:56 PDT
ME ( 16Feedback score is 10 to 49) US $60.00 Aug-21-05 18:28:17 PDT
Second account ( 11Feedback score is 10 to 49) US $55.00 Aug-21-05 18:29:44 PDT
ME ( 16Feedback score is 10 to 49) US $50.00 Aug-21-05 18:27:56 PDT
hoosierboy2002 ( 35Feedback score is 10 to 49) US $45.00 Aug-21-05 14:19:03 PDT
Second account ( 11Feedback score is 10 to 49) US $40.00 Aug-21-05 10:05:59 PDT
hoosierboy2002 ( 35Feedback score is 10 to 49) US $20.00 Aug-15-05 18:21:27 PDT

Lost the auction and sent the winning bidder an email asking if they would be willing to sell one of the items since it was an auction for 3 identicle things(No response). Got sniped in the last 5 seconds by 99 cents by him, but less than 2 hours later I get a second chance to buy the item at $60. Why would someone snipe an auction at the last second and then decline to buy it?

Am I just being paranoid or am I being punked?
 
Its easy to get carried away when sniping, so that much seems plausible.

But ebay is a turd pile, so who the hell knows?
 
yeah i have had it happen to me. exact same way. a few hours after the auction ends the guy send me a 2nd chance offer
 
Originally posted by: Nitemare
Bidding history

Second account ( 11Feedback score is 10 to 49) US $60.99 Aug-21-05 18:29:56 PDT
ME ( 16Feedback score is 10 to 49) US $60.00 Aug-21-05 18:28:17 PDT
Second account ( 11Feedback score is 10 to 49) US $55.00 Aug-21-05 18:29:44 PDT
ME ( 16Feedback score is 10 to 49) US $50.00 Aug-21-05 18:27:56 PDT
hoosierboy2002 ( 35Feedback score is 10 to 49) US $45.00 Aug-21-05 14:19:03 PDT
Second account ( 11Feedback score is 10 to 49) US $40.00 Aug-21-05 10:05:59 PDT
hoosierboy2002 ( 35Feedback score is 10 to 49) US $20.00 Aug-15-05 18:21:27 PDT

Lost the auction and sent the winning bidder an email asking if they would be willing to sell one of the items since it was an auction for 3 identicle things(No response). Got sniped in the last 5 seconds by 99 cents by him, but less than 2 hours later I get a second chance to buy the item at $60. Why would someone snipe an auction at the last second and then decline to buy it?

Am I just being paranoid or am I being punked?
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use your better judgement, i guess.

look at similar items listed on ebay and compare prices. if $61 is the avg, then i wouldnt think too much about it.
 
possible, although I don't know why he'd bid 60.99 then let you second chance it. If he'd bid you up a significant amount past your last bid I'd be more suspicious
 
Was the bid retracted...is the a trade that takes place outside of ebay protection*?

*Special email address that sends an automatic "we're looking into it" appeasement reply followed by prompt deletion.
 
Originally posted by: MikeyIs4Dcats
possible, although I don't know why he'd bid 60.99 then let you second chance it. If he'd bid you up a significant amount past your last bid I'd be more suspicious
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Unless the owner of the auction didn't know how much I proxy bid and accidentally bid past it in the final few second of the auction.

Should I offer to pay the $60 or the $50 which would have put me as the highest bidder beyond the suspect account?
 
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