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Re: Crazy
Reply #1710 on: May 07, 2015, 10:45:45 PM
Danish Cadet $275  :ahhh :ahhh :ahhh

http://www.ebay.com/itm/171771018557

Mile, have you shipped mine? I don't want you having second thoughts!  :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

It should already be on US soil now :)
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Re: Crazy
Reply #1711 on: May 08, 2015, 03:22:19 AM
Danish Cadet $275  :ahhh :ahhh :ahhh

http://www.ebay.com/itm/171771018557

Mile, have you shipped mine? I don't want you having second thoughts!  :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

It should already be on US soil now :)

Anybody wants a blue with red shield Danish Cadet for US$250?  >:D You are saving 25 bucks! :D (I'll share half of my profit with you Mile  ;))
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Re: Crazy
Reply #1712 on: May 08, 2015, 03:48:41 PM
Here is another one, but this one has a catch. The bidder     a***a (357) is from Germany and uses a bid and retract technique. He very rarely actually buys or wins anything. He just likes to bid prices up and then retract.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/747-Victorinox-Swiss-Army-SILVER-Alox-Bantam-Knife-Gently-Use-SERVICE-TRAINING-/371306642278

How is this retracting done?  Was he perhaps just outbid?
I have a history with this guy. He tried to buy something from me before. If you click on the "a***a" part of his id you can see his bid retraction history.

In one of my old auctions he used 2 id's to bid up the price and then retracted both bids near the end and planned on re-bidding with a snipe bid at the end in hopes of scoring a cheap winning bid.

So in effect he bids it up hoping that others won't out-bid him and then retract his bid near the end to decrease the amount.  Crafty.
Yes. Like if I was to bid $100 on a $50 item and then bid $99 with a second id it would max out the top bid at $100 which is way over the top of it's actual value. Then cancel or retract both bids in the last minute or so and re-bid with minimal bid to win.

How does this work? Most folks looking at the item will acknowledge the item is overbid and probably will not bid even with a snipe bid since it is overpriced. Then with all the high bids retracted near the end there is no one watching or has it on their snipe list so it goes for cheap.

It does not always work though as there are many who manually watch and bid at the last second on auctions too. :P
And now if you will take a look at this auction you can see this guys sole purpose is to either cheat or make someone else pay a much higher price. Smurfity smurfer!
Here is another poor guy getting bid up by this smurfer who uses bid retraction to expose high bids. :twak:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Victorinox-Executive-Swiss-Army-knife-black-Alox-Alcan-logo-/301616504243

Somebody need to warn the seller about that ""a***a" guy to block him... :-\


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Re: Crazy
Reply #1713 on: May 08, 2015, 03:55:24 PM
The eBay apps shows several retracted bids by that same guy on this item: http://www.ebay.com/itm/291450287000
Can't see the retracted bids on the eBay website though :think:
You should seriously visit vicfan.com. All the hoopy froods are doing it.


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Reply #1714 on: May 08, 2015, 04:25:39 PM
The eBay apps shows several retracted bids by that same guy on this item: http://www.ebay.com/itm/291450287000
Can't see the retracted bids on the eBay website though :think:

510 retractions in the last 6 months??!!

I can't link to it, but if you click the buyer's profile you can see the absurd numbers.



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Reply #1716 on: May 10, 2015, 06:17:15 PM
The eBay apps shows several retracted bids by that same guy on this item: http://www.ebay.com/itm/291450287000
Can't see the retracted bids on the eBay website though :think:

510 retractions in the last 6 months??!!

I can't link to it, but if you click the buyer's profile you can see the absurd numbers.

That SOB did it again on an item I was bidding on: http://ebay.com/itm/391133938261
You should seriously visit vicfan.com. All the hoopy froods are doing it.


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Reply #1717 on: May 10, 2015, 06:26:19 PM
518 bid retractions!!! How the hell does eBay fail to notice that! This pisses me off big time. I don't even know how to report this idiot smurfer :(
You should seriously visit vicfan.com. All the hoopy froods are doing it.


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Re: Crazy
Reply #1719 on: May 10, 2015, 07:22:42 PM
518 bid retractions!!! How the hell does eBay fail to notice that! This pisses me off big time. I don't even know how to report this idiot smurfer :(

Someone could call fleaBay directly I suppose. Sellers should (MTO sellers especially) cancel any bids by this buyer immediately, I know that's an option. Sorry R.  :(

Here's another wishful thinker. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Very-Rare-Victorinox-Pioneer-2223-Elinox-Vintage-Swiss-Army-Knife-/121530319018?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1c4bc580aa

Lots of $ for a beat up Sea Pioneer.  :facepalm:


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Re: Crazy
Reply #1720 on: May 11, 2015, 05:48:09 AM
518 bid retractions!!! How the hell does eBay fail to notice that! This pisses me off big time. I don't even know how to report this idiot smurfer :(

Someone could call fleaBay directly I suppose. Sellers should (MTO sellers especially) cancel any bids by this buyer immediately, I know that's an option. Sorry R.  :(
I warned one seller and he immediately cancelled his bids and banned him, but really eBay should just ban him completely (and he's up to 519 bid retractions now).
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Re: Crazy
Reply #1721 on: May 11, 2015, 04:12:25 PM
This SMURF really needs to be banned  :twak:.  I thought only under "certain" circumstances could a bid be retracted  :think:.  10 retracted bids should have had the bay taking action but seriously 500+  :megaslap: to both the SMURF and the bay.   
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Reply #1722 on: May 11, 2015, 04:34:48 PM
This SMURF really needs to be banned  :twak:.  I thought only under "certain" circumstances could a bid be retracted  :think:.  10 retracted bids should have had the bay taking action but seriously 500+  :megaslap: to both the SMURF and the bay.   

If someone needs to retract a bid, perhaps they should not be permitted to bid on the same item again?  It's not big penalty.  No big loss.  It's not like their life is depending on it.
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Reply #1723 on: May 12, 2015, 06:15:09 AM
This SMURF really needs to be banned  :twak:.  I thought only under "certain" circumstances could a bid be retracted  :think:.  10 retracted bids should have had the bay taking action but seriously 500+  :megaslap: to both the SMURF and the bay.   

If someone needs to retract a bid, perhaps they should not be permitted to bid on the same item again?  It's not big penalty.  No big loss.  It's not like their life is depending on it.

No penalty at all, as they have two user-id working in cahoots.  So the first user-id wins (for a cheap price) after the second bid is retracted (from the second user-id).
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Re: Crazy
Reply #1724 on: May 12, 2015, 03:11:36 PM
IF I remember correctly, Vic produced a numbered, ltd ed of 50 of the blue scale & red shield cadets which the catman sold for about $50 USD in 2013.


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Re: Crazy
Reply #1725 on: May 12, 2015, 03:29:47 PM
This SMURF really needs to be banned  :twak:.  I thought only under "certain" circumstances could a bid be retracted  :think:.  10 retracted bids should have had the bay taking action but seriously 500+  :megaslap: to both the SMURF and the bay.   

If someone needs to retract a bid, perhaps they should not be permitted to bid on the same item again?  It's not big penalty.  No big loss.  It's not like their life is depending on it.

No penalty at all, as they have two user-id working in cahoots.  So the first user-id wins (for a cheap price) after the second bid is retracted (from the second user-id).

Yep, your right.  That isn't going to solve the problem.

BTW.  Is there a name for this specific type of scam or a term used to describe it?
« Last Edit: May 12, 2015, 03:31:51 PM by kosmo »
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Re: Crazy
Reply #1727 on: May 13, 2015, 04:14:58 AM
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Re: Crazy
Reply #1728 on: May 18, 2015, 03:15:17 PM
You should seriously visit vicfan.com. All the hoopy froods are doing it.




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Re: Crazy
Reply #1731 on: May 27, 2015, 01:46:46 AM
My custom SAK scale thread: http://bit.ly/1bBIzzD

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Re: Crazy
Reply #1734 on: May 27, 2015, 03:32:58 AM
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Victorinos-Swiss-Army-Knife-Collector-s-item-/321764873069?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4aeaae536d
Victorinos?!   

Like I have said many times before - Hilarious
$200 for a knock off freebie - You have got to be kidding....

I guess Victorinos is the Russian RAK maker  :D

Going to watch this one - Please don't let it sell!!


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Re: Crazy
Reply #1735 on: May 27, 2015, 06:41:44 PM
"Professional Wenger knife, very good condition, extremely sharp"... 35 Euros
 :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

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Re: Crazy
Reply #1736 on: May 27, 2015, 07:57:55 PM
"Professional Wenger knife, very good condition, extremely sharp"... 35 Euros
 :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

He forgot to mention it is a Special Edition 1/1 bi-color scale Wenger with custom profile main balde.


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Re: Crazy
Reply #1737 on: May 28, 2015, 03:10:31 AM
Holey Moley - is a 68 Soldier worth $300? Even in this good of shape? I really dunno but it seems like a lot to me. But, I guess if you're filling one of the last holes in your collection perhaps.

Oof!

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Reply #1738 on: May 28, 2015, 06:26:02 AM
Holey Moley - is a 68 Soldier worth $300? Even in this good of shape? I really dunno but it seems like a lot to me. But, I guess if you're filling one of the last holes in your collection perhaps.

Oof!

http://www.ebay.com/itm/251973749511?ru=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fsch%2Fi.html%3F_from%3DR40%26_sacat%3D0%26_nkw%3D251973749511%26_rdc%3D1

But it is "Ultra Rare"! :pok: :pok:


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Re: Crazy
Reply #1739 on: May 28, 2015, 08:04:24 AM
...and it`s from a non smoking household!


 

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