On 9/9/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED], discombobulated, unleashed: >Sounds like the high bidder backed out and the seller is now trying to sell >it on the side without ebay getting their cut. They can say it didn't sell, >period, that way.
A classic way that a dishonest eBayer will drive up the price on an item is to use separate email accounts that have separate eBay accounts (using separate eBay IDs of course, registered to separate home addresses) in order to bid up the price, hoping the genuine bidder(s) will respond. If they don't, that's when you get the emails illustrated here. These pages may be of interest: <http://www.ukauctionhelp.co.uk/shill.php> <http://www.news.iwantcollectibles.com/bidding-ebay-shill.shtml> <http://www.usdoj.gov/criminal/cybercrime/ebayplea.htm> HTH Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=====| http://www.cottysnaps.com _____________________________
