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Hey guys-
I'm sure we all know eBay has its faults despite it being the only option for many of our hard-to-find restoration pieces, however, I thought I'd share a very suspicious auction in hopes of alerting others of what to watch out for when bidding on an expensive item.
I've been in the market for a road bike (gasp!) to train with, and had decided on a Cervelo Super Prodigy. However, they're all gone at this point in shops being so late in the season, so my search went to eBay where I found a nice example with low miles.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=3689890917&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT
Watched the auction and was prepared to make a bid until I examined the bid history a little further.
Auction start time: Jul-20-04 19:16:55 PDT
First bid placed: Jul-20-04 22:36:58 PDT
That's pretty early, considering it usually takes at least 5 hours according to eBay for the auction to be entered into the database.
This bidder (maxwhiteknight) had 0 feedback.
Next two bids over the following two days, ALSO from 0 feedback bidders.
Three legitimate bids, then again a rash of bids from three different 0 feedback bidders.
Two more legitimate, then a final bump by a 0 feedback to try and make it higher, but unfortunately, he went too high.
INTERESTINGLY, these are the usernames of the 0 feedback bidders, and their registration dates:
maxwhiteknight Nov-10-01
youngb3 Sep-30-01
johnypenguin Apr-28-04
bdstansberry Jun-11-02
breezeboat Jul-13-04
Now tell me, why would someone be registered since 2001, and still have 0 feedback rating? ALSO, if you are new to eBay, such as the "breezeboat" user, why would your first bid on your first auction be $1,398.50??? Wouldn't you start out with something cheaper, get a feel for how things work first?
I dunno guys...this seller also had an auction for another bike in May that received many bids from 0 feedback accounts. At the end of the day, he may very well be legitimate, but I refuse to participate in an auction where the price is artificially high.
Buyer beware~!
I'm sure we all know eBay has its faults despite it being the only option for many of our hard-to-find restoration pieces, however, I thought I'd share a very suspicious auction in hopes of alerting others of what to watch out for when bidding on an expensive item.
I've been in the market for a road bike (gasp!) to train with, and had decided on a Cervelo Super Prodigy. However, they're all gone at this point in shops being so late in the season, so my search went to eBay where I found a nice example with low miles.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=3689890917&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT
Watched the auction and was prepared to make a bid until I examined the bid history a little further.
Auction start time: Jul-20-04 19:16:55 PDT
First bid placed: Jul-20-04 22:36:58 PDT
That's pretty early, considering it usually takes at least 5 hours according to eBay for the auction to be entered into the database.
This bidder (maxwhiteknight) had 0 feedback.
Next two bids over the following two days, ALSO from 0 feedback bidders.
Three legitimate bids, then again a rash of bids from three different 0 feedback bidders.
Two more legitimate, then a final bump by a 0 feedback to try and make it higher, but unfortunately, he went too high.
INTERESTINGLY, these are the usernames of the 0 feedback bidders, and their registration dates:
maxwhiteknight Nov-10-01
youngb3 Sep-30-01
johnypenguin Apr-28-04
bdstansberry Jun-11-02
breezeboat Jul-13-04
Now tell me, why would someone be registered since 2001, and still have 0 feedback rating? ALSO, if you are new to eBay, such as the "breezeboat" user, why would your first bid on your first auction be $1,398.50??? Wouldn't you start out with something cheaper, get a feel for how things work first?
I dunno guys...this seller also had an auction for another bike in May that received many bids from 0 feedback accounts. At the end of the day, he may very well be legitimate, but I refuse to participate in an auction where the price is artificially high.
Buyer beware~!