Members doug deeper Posted January 22, 2007 Members Share Posted January 22, 2007 so ebay isnt showing who's bidding on items any more, nor are they showing bidders raiting...instead it just says, bidder 1, bidder2, etc etc.this sucks, makes it really hard to know what you're up against.boooo ebay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Wilbo26 Posted January 22, 2007 Members Share Posted January 22, 2007 Sucks big fat donkey balls IMHO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jaymeister Posted January 22, 2007 Members Share Posted January 22, 2007 I see the bidder information:confused: Perhaps it is a new seller option to hide bidder details, and not a global thing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Wilbo26 Posted January 22, 2007 Members Share Posted January 22, 2007 I see the bidder information:confused: Perhaps it is a new seller option to hide bidder details, and not a global thing? I'm not sure what the deal is really...but I've seen examples of both so far. Hopefully it is just an option and most sellers won't use it. Seems to me to be an extension of the anonymous bidder thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members usa83strat Posted January 22, 2007 Members Share Posted January 22, 2007 i think is a security measure for the fake second chance offers. alot of people where falling for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Klisk Posted January 22, 2007 Members Share Posted January 22, 2007 Ebay has been upsetting me in general lately. Like I bought something for 80 dollars, and then it shows up on ebay BIN for 40. That pisses me off. I want my money back.But seriously, ebay is poopoo right now. I'm so damned surprised no other auction website has been able to take over, usually on the great ol' Innerweb all the greats eventually get replaced by other greats.Not ebay.... I should invest a few grand into developing an auction website that doesn't suck. Maybe I could make my millions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members CapnMarvel Posted January 22, 2007 Members Share Posted January 22, 2007 Alls I know is that I've been sniped in the last few minutes on about a dozen items in the last few weeks. :mad: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members usa83strat Posted January 22, 2007 Members Share Posted January 22, 2007 i dont get pissed at snipers, they where willing to pay more for an item, the only thing is that you get your hopes up that you WILL be getting a great deal and someone at the last minute takes it away. but its part of the game, is like at a real auction. "going once....going twice..." " i'll pay $2 buck more thatn him" its just part of the timed sistem and what other people are willing to pay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MrSage Posted January 22, 2007 Members Share Posted January 22, 2007 i think is a security measure for the fake second chance offers. alot of people where falling for them. Fake second chance offers and people offering to buy and sell offline by sending messages through the eBay system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Speeddemon Posted January 22, 2007 Members Share Posted January 22, 2007 Security my ass! Now sellers can create shill-accounts way more easily. And with a list of 'Bidder 1', 'Bidder 2', you can't see whether ashleyzakk0893 with 0 feedback has been increasing the amount with $1 increments.On a more positive note, I sniped a near mint in box vintage MXR Phase 100 in the last second of the auction a few days ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members CapnMarvel Posted January 22, 2007 Members Share Posted January 22, 2007 i dont get pissed at snipers, they where willing to pay more for an item, the only thing is that you get your hopes up that you WILL be getting a great deal and someone at the last minute takes it away. but its part of the game, is like at a real auction. "going once....going twice..." " i'll pay $2 buck more thatn him" its just part of the timed sistem and what other people are willing to payI don't get PISSEd, per se - they're not doing anything underhanded or whatever. I just haven't been getting the same deals I was getting in October and November AT ALL. I guess a 'HomeBrew HME Power Screamer' for $75 was too good to be true, anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members PFDarkside Posted January 22, 2007 Members Share Posted January 22, 2007 Fake second chance offers and people offering to buy and sell offline by sending messages through the eBay system. +1 I manually snipe, but still just put in my max, not inch it up. I don't feel like paying for a sniping program. I use windows mobile so wherever I am I can bid if need be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MrSage Posted January 22, 2007 Members Share Posted January 22, 2007 Security my ass! Now sellers can create shill-accounts way more easily. And with a list of 'Bidder 1', 'Bidder 2', you can't see whether ashleyzakk0893 with 0 feedback has been increasing the amount with $1 increments. Realistically, though, eBay shouldn't be relying on other buyers to police shill bidding...that's eBay's responsibility. And they can obviously create a system for comparing buyers' bidding patterns, which is much easier than having someone manually check auctions at random. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Wilbo26 Posted January 22, 2007 Members Share Posted January 22, 2007 Realistically, though, eBay shouldn't be relying on other buyers to police shill bidding...that's eBay's responsibility. And they can obviously create a system for comparing buyers' bidding patterns, which is much easier than having someone manually check auctions at random. What are the chances of Ebay doing that though?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MrSage Posted January 22, 2007 Members Share Posted January 22, 2007 What are the chances of Ebay doing that though?? About the same as the chances that they'll actually pay attention to someone emailing and complaining that they suspect a shill bidder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MrSage Posted January 22, 2007 Members Share Posted January 22, 2007 Also, you can still see how many different sellers a particular buyer is bidding with. It just lists them as Seller1, Seller2, etc. If they're bidding on all different items from the same seller, then that's as much information as you had before... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Wilbo26 Posted January 22, 2007 Members Share Posted January 22, 2007 About the same as the chances that they'll actually pay attention to someone emailing and complaining that they suspect a shill bidder. True. I guess the moral of the story is shill bidding will continue on as always. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Andre XXX Posted January 22, 2007 Members Share Posted January 22, 2007 The seller can still see all the bidding history and info. Potential bidders ( and scammers ) can't see that info.It's a security measure because of all the 2nd chance scams going on. About time if you ask me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Alan Dunn Posted January 22, 2007 Members Share Posted January 22, 2007 As the internet evolves, eBay continues to strike a balance between preserving transparency and protecting our Community of members. eBay has decided to change how bid history information is displayed so bad guys cannot target bidders with fake offers using this information. In certain cases, some bidders will no longer be able to view Bidder User IDs on the Bid History page. Your User ID will be shown only to you and the seller of the item you're bidding on. Other members will see an anonymous name, such as Bidder 1, applied consistently to the Bid History page. Cut this from e-bay's explanation as to why.................Just FYI.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Wilbo26 Posted January 22, 2007 Members Share Posted January 22, 2007 Ok it makes sense now. Sucks that it had to come to that, but oh well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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