Please tell me this is a shill bid Bronco!!!

[BajaFresh75]

That's why I HOPE it's a shill bid situation.

 

[W650Mike]

Guys, I think we’re over analyzing this. There must be something we’re missing. I’ve just got to find out.

Wish me luck, but don’t worry, $14,600 tops - $16,300 if I have to snipe it at the last second – absolutely nothing ove$17,000 – I swear.

 

[Heus33]

The worst thing about this is the poor sucker who buys this will most likely be turned off from Broncos forever.

 

[iwlbcnu]

no the worse thing is the seller will think he did a great job and ruin 5 more.

 

[Grunt1058]

OK... Educate me... What is a "shill bid"?

 

[scotts77]

OK... Educate me... What is a "shill bid"?

From Ebay :
Definition: Shill bidding is the act of bidding on your own auction against other bidders in order to raise the price at which your item will eventually sell. It is a violation of both eBay rules and federal law.

Note that on eBay and in most real-life auctions, a bid on an item from anyone related to the seller in almost any way, from friends and family to business associates and roommates, is considered to be a shill bid, will not be honored, and will almost certainly disqualify the seller—even if the bidder would have purchased the item.

What this means is that you can not buy from your family and friends on eBay, no matter what, no exceptions. That is the nature of auction selling.

eBay uses very sophisticated tools to catch shill bidders, so sophisticated that many first-time shills are surprised. Shill bidding renders you subject to suspension or other punishments, so be smart and don't bid on your own, or on your mother's or sister's or aunt's auctions, no matter how much you'd like to.

 

[SwedenBronco]

OK... Educate me... What is a "shill bid"?

The seller has put up an another ebay account to bid on his own item to push the price up, and maybe some poor bloke will take the bait...

 

[Grunt1058]

Got it... thanks...

 

[CFLBronco]

OK - is this confirmation that it was shill bidding? The auction ended at $13,100 (above reserve) - here's a repost of the now-closed auciton:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Ford...iewItem&pt=US_Cars_Trucks&hash=item35a9b99ddc

But this ad shows up on Craigslist today:

http://tampa.craigslist.org/pnl/cto/1785244208.html

Very interesting.

 

[broncodriver99]

Check out the CJ5 he has listed now. Looks like it was a rust bucket as well. He didn't even clean the crud off of it before he started painting. Maybe he will stick to Jeeps from now on.

 

[scotts77]

OK - is this confirmation that it was shill bidding? The auction ended at $13,100 (above reserve) - here's a repost of the now-closed auciton:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Ford...iewItem&pt=US_Cars_Trucks&hash=item35a9b99ddc

But this ad shows up on Craigslist today:

http://tampa.craigslist.org/pnl/cto/1785244208.html

Very interesting.

Pretty much proves he or someone he knows was bidding on it.