Can't confirm this, but I didn't check every auction he's been bidding on. I get the impression he bids on multiple copies of a particular title, then decides which one he actually wants, and retracts his other bids. So maybe he's a just an uneducated 'fellow collector'. I agree that eBay should remind him of their bid retraction policies :)
I recently won an auction, and when I checked the bid history, the former high bidder had retracted their bid seven seconds (!) before the auction ended. Apparently he just tried to inflate the price a little, then was shocked that he had outbid me, and took the coward's way out. Sheeesh. /Alexander -----Original Message----- From: C.E. Forman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2002 5:38 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [SWCollect] eBay: abusive bid retractions Actually it looks like he's won quite a few, some of them with late-game bid retractions and subsequent rebids (to ensure he gets them for a low price). This is called "bid shielding" and is so completely against eBay policy. They'll boot people for this if they get enough complaints (how 'bout it, everyone? B-) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This message was sent to you because you are currently subscribed to the swcollect mailing list. To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of 'unsubscribe swcollect' Archives are available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/swcollect@oldskool.org/
