NetRodent wrote:Hmmm. I just won one of eclavdra's auctions a couple of days ago. Fortunately it doesn't seem that algolong participated in the auction. I hope this isn't a sign of other problems with this seller.
deimos3428 wrote:Possibly, I guess, but unlikely. The seller has a perfect record with well over 1000 positive feedback...I doubt they'd risk that kind of status for $13 or so. Also, the other bidder is overbidding the common bidding amounts ($22.50, $25.00) -- if you're shilling you wanna go under them, because you really don't want to win, you want to push up the bid but still lose.More than likely, you've just got some new competition that bumped up the bid a couple times, then realized he was outgunned. He's dealt with that seller before, and has them on their favorites list because of the quality service. Well, that's my read, anyway.
bclarkie wrote:Who ever is doing it, also took a swipe at Zabe73 today as well. This is starting to make me think that it is maybe someone from here doing it, but I don't have a clue as to who it could be. Anyone want to claim responsibility?
MShipley88 wrote:I asked Eclavdra directly about the possibly shilling by algonal. Here is her answer:<<<Ahhh I see, well yes he is a friend of mine and he has bid on a few of my auctions (and by my count won four) although he is legit. He's part of my former role-playing group and expressed interest in my stuff when I told him I was bagging on RPGs. I've sold him a bunch of stuff on the side and he usually tries to get things for a song on Ebay if he sees them. If I really wanted to bid bump I'd just call one of my out of state buds to run up the price. I've sold a lot of stuff recently for considerably less than what it's worth, I've already made my money back on all the big ticket stuff I've sold over the years and all I want to do now is clear my crap out (which is why most of the stuff is a buck). If people want to gossip I could give a shit I've been on ebay for 7+ years and my feedback speaks for itself. If you want more Judges Guild stuff I'm putting the last of it up tonight (although I may be parting with my coveted Invincible Overlord stuff in the near future if I get the whim). Thanks for the message. RD>>> Pretty good reply, I'd say.
MShipley88 wrote:Actually, Eclavdra's answer sounds entirely believable to me, and her reasoning about how she would shill her own auctions (assuming it is a her) seems entirely sound.
bclarkie wrote:MShipley88 wrote:Actually, Eclavdra's answer sounds entirely believable to me, and her reasoning about how she would shill her own auctions (assuming it is a her) seems entirely sound. *<points to my above ammended post>*If you believe every story that EBay sellers tell you then jonb has a bridge in Brooklyn he wants to sell you.
Achizar wrote:It seems that ebay didn't believe the story either. Eclavdra is no longer a registered user, nor is algolong. Well done, Brian.
MShipley88 wrote:I guess that makes me an innocent. All of my Ebay experiences so far have been really positive. Even Eclavdra seems like a pretty small-time villain....bumping her auction up from .99 to 3.99 or so. I wanted that Restormel, however. :cry: