red_bus wrote:No. But I did send a message to an Acaeum member (who shall remain nameless ) not so long ago - when there were a few items up I knew that we both wanted - and which would both pay a fair amount for. I suggested that we decide in advance which ones we wanted (i.e split them up) rather than bid wildy against each other and waste too much money. That person declined... and, well, put it this way - I am sure the seller was very happy. Similarly I do feel a bit guilty on occasions where I am second bidder to an Acaeum member win and behind me there is a wide margin before the third bidder. It has also happened to me a couple of times before - yes that is you I am pointing at Blackmoor
Afrika Corps wrote:Just wondering if you guys ever feel guilty about bidding against each other for an item you really want or against your favorite seller or against a past repeat loyal customer for a wanted item in auction?
deimos3428 wrote:If I feel guilty, I don't bid. If I bid, I don't feel guilty. I do my best to avoid unnecessarily bidding people up, but to be honest I don't think they notice as my bids are generally trumped quite handily. On occasion, I send a friend a PM asking what their high bid is, and informing them of mine. If they want to beat that figure, great. They've got deeper pockets. At least we won't push each other's bid up. (I won't do this if I know both the bidder and the seller.)I try to avoid bidding against someone if I'm also currently bidding on something they're selling, for the obvious reason that they can take all the money from my incoming bid and put it towards their outgoing bid, if they want.
bbarsh wrote:I think it is perfectly acceptable to bid against other members or whoever. I have won and lost items to members...so what, that's ebay. For simple common items, i will generally let it pass if a member is bidding. I don't feel it is legit to discuss bidding with anyone while an item is in play - members or otherwise. No sense adding impropriety to the party. What I do not do is watch bid lists from other members or ask sellers to end auctions early for an off ebay deal - never have, never will. If there are no bidders, I have asked if the seller was interested in a BIN.In more that seven years, I have never done an off ebay deal from a listing. Not once. To me, this stuff is a hobby. Nothing more. It certainly isn't anything worth losing my honor over. Nor is it worth pissing off fellow members on this forum.
bbarsh wrote:I just win all the crap nobody else wants. Don't mind me, I am just the little fish in the tank with lots of sharks.
Beyondthebreach wrote:which means, the auction went well below it's value. I may feel a little bad if it's someone I know whose bid I sniped . . . but they were obviously trying to get a cheap deal themselves! If they had bid closer to the actual value, then they wouldn't have gotten outbid.
dsaunders wrote:i honestly don't look at the current bidders while watching items i plan to bid on. however, reviewing the last few items i've bid on i've noticed i have bid against a few acaeum members. i don't think they're too upset, unless they're harboring some kind of festering and silent grudge