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General Philatelic/Gen. Discussion : Esniping ... how trustworthy?

 

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carlberky
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24 Dec 2016
11:52:29am
This stamp, offered by a member of the British Cartel, was won by a newbie for an outrageous price. Obviously there was esniping going on, and the newbie bid more then what his maximum should have been.

Is it possible that the Cartel is working with (or even owns!) an esniping service?

A scary thought and I'm sure there are tons of you out there who will swear by your service ... but how many of you bid on Cartel stamps?

http://offer.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewBids&item=192051638554&showauto=true

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seanpashby
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24 Dec 2016
01:11:58pm
re: Esniping ... how trustworthy?

I have a lot of sellers, not just the Cartel ones, that I avoid. I have to wonder if that newbie was a shill trying to raise the price and got stuck with his own merchandise.

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carlberky
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24 Dec 2016
01:39:28pm
re: Esniping ... how trustworthy?

... wonder if that newbie was a shill trying to raise the price and got stuck with his own merchandise.

If you're right then we'll be seeing that stamp again.

However, I suspect the shill was the one-increment bidder below the newbie. He went from $169.50 to $441 ... in three bids ... in an esnipe split second!

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carlberky

24 Dec 2016
11:52:29am

This stamp, offered by a member of the British Cartel, was won by a newbie for an outrageous price. Obviously there was esniping going on, and the newbie bid more then what his maximum should have been.

Is it possible that the Cartel is working with (or even owns!) an esniping service?

A scary thought and I'm sure there are tons of you out there who will swear by your service ... but how many of you bid on Cartel stamps?

http://offer.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewBids&item=192051638554&showauto=true

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seanpashby

24 Dec 2016
01:11:58pm

re: Esniping ... how trustworthy?

I have a lot of sellers, not just the Cartel ones, that I avoid. I have to wonder if that newbie was a shill trying to raise the price and got stuck with his own merchandise.

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carlberky

24 Dec 2016
01:39:28pm

re: Esniping ... how trustworthy?

... wonder if that newbie was a shill trying to raise the price and got stuck with his own merchandise.

If you're right then we'll be seeing that stamp again.

However, I suspect the shill was the one-increment bidder below the newbie. He went from $169.50 to $441 ... in three bids ... in an esnipe split second!

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