What would you do?

[mr_lincoln]

Does 100 Bid Retractions in 3 1/2 months sound like a lot?  I had a Buyer who bid on 2 items, then a day later retracted a bid on one of them ... after some research I learned they have 100 retractions in 3 1/2 months ...

I am almost thinking of canceling their current bid and putting them on the BBL and moving on ... then if they message and ask why I can explain my concerns about them having too many bid retractions in such a short period of time ...

However, I am curious, what would you do?

[penguins_dont_fly]

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@mr_lincoln wrote:

@this*old*attic, @domin-tomas , @ersatz_sobriquet , @myangelandmyprincess , @1tuna 

Just thought I would update you guys ... the buyer won one of the two items they bid on ... I checked again and they went from 100 to 106 retracted bids ... BUT, when I saw their name I thought, "wait a minute, that sounds familiar!"  So I checked back in their FB history and sure enough, they had purchased from me before LOL!

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And now the other bidders on those 6 auctions are screaming "Shill Bidding!" and have their pitchforks out for the other sellers 😞

So ... Since they are a repeat customer ... Will you block or not?

[mr_lincoln]

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@penguins_dont_fly wrote:

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@mr_lincoln wrote:

@this*old*attic, @domin-tomas , @ersatz_sobriquet , @myangelandmyprincess , @1tuna 

Just thought I would update you guys ... the buyer won one of the two items they bid on ... I checked again and they went from 100 to 106 retracted bids ... BUT, when I saw their name I thought, "wait a minute, that sounds familiar!"  So I checked back in their FB history and sure enough, they had purchased from me before LOL!

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And now the other bidders on those 6 auctions are screaming "Shill Bidding!" and have their pitchforks out for the other sellers 😞

So ... Since they are a repeat customer ... Will you block or not?

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Mel Brooks "Young Frankenstein" and the angry mob?

[penguins_dont_fly]

[this*old*attic]

Not necessarily, as auctions become more rare I also think bidders in general 1.) know less about all the variables and 2) whatever the guy is doing there’s no shilling or bid shielding, so there wasn’t necessarily a weird result to any auction (no one may have even noticed).

@mr_lincoln too funny, an old friend, so to speak!!!

[mr_lincoln]

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@this*old*attic wrote:

Not necessarily, as auctions become more rare I also think bidders in general 1.) know less about all the variables and 2) whatever the guy is doing there’s no shilling or bid shielding, so there wasn’t necessarily a weird result to any auction (no one may have even noticed).

@mr_lincoln too funny, an old friend, so to speak!!!

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Yes ... I didn't recognize the eBay ID but the name on the Order detail rang a bell!

[ersatz_sobriquet]

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@mr_lincoln wrote:

@this*old*attic, @domin-tomas , @ersatz_sobriquet , @myangelandmyprincess , @1tuna 

Just thought I would update you guys ... the buyer won one of the two items they bid on ... I checked again and they went from 100 to 106 retracted bids ... BUT, when I saw their name I thought, "wait a minute, that sounds familiar!"  So I checked back in their FB history and sure enough, they had purchased from me before LOL!

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So they did pay...good!

[this*old*attic]

I'd wait until he pays you.... but is there a tactful way to ask him what's going on? He may not realize he's making himself look bad. At least it would solve the mystery.