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   Bid Smart and it doesn't matter

   

   RJD, Nov 8th, 2004 @ 11:52am

   
   

   Glad they were caught and fined etc etc but there should be a lesson learned here in that when you bid for an item, your maximum bid should be just that, MAXIMUM.
   
   One of the allures of Ebay is the bidding process and it's easy to get caught up in a 'bidding war' which is what these folks are counting on.
   
   Be smart, place your MAX and forget about it. Then if the seller bids on their own item and out bids you, you may lose the item (which was never yours to begin with) but they lose the sale of the item as well as the listing fees.

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   Seems dubious to me

   

   Alex Moskalyuk, Nov 8th, 2004 @ 2:21pm

   
   

   As much as I hate overpaying for items, this kind of action doesn't strike me as criminal. If the person who actually purchased the item decided that what was paid was fair price, then there's little point in complaining. If the guy wanted to get back at fraudulent seller, he should've just stopped bidding, leaving the seller with eBay fees and unsold item.

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   Auction Guy, Mar 8th, 2008 @ 10:59am

   
   

   I think that's great ... they should be paid back. Sellers should be punished for bidding on there own items. This is probably the oldest ebay scam out there but it still happens, its probably even happened to me.

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