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People have gone crazy. Completely destoryed, possibly, maybe ultraman on eBay
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malilis
·Hi ! What makes you think it would be suspect ..?
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hejsam
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And why did they raise bids against them selves?
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malilis
·Is n't that because the automatic bidding system ..? there were only but a few bidders ..
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Lucasssssss
·Hi ! What makes you think it would be suspect ..?
In my experience, two very low rated accounts with one private account, prepared to pay large money for a watch coming from Venezuela, bidding quite a while before the auction had ended, with a seller who is clearly a watch dealer.
The combination of these makes me raise an eyebrow.
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malilis
·perhaps you are right ... indeed ! it is then an attempt to fish a client that would bid based on the fact that others are bidding ..?? If that's the case, it did not work !
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Lucasssssss
·perhaps you are right ... indeed ! it is then an attempt to fish a client that would bid based on the fact that others are bidding ..?? If that's the case, it did not work !
It could be this, it could also effectively put a "reserve" on the watch, which if done through the ebay system will discourage bidders.
Most commonly though it is used to inflate the price. It is the same as auction houses bouncing bids off the wall when they are of the opinion that one purchaser will go much further that people who they are bidding against, and so to extract some more money out of the purchaser.
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malilis
·In other words then the winning bidder is not part of the game ... and probably gave away a bit too much money .. which is the opinion of most of the members here .. on the other hand if he can restore the watch in a decent condition (not top) he will make some money by selling it later .. who knows !
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Lucasssssss
·In other words then the winning bidder is not part of the game ... and probably gave away a bit too much money .. which is the opinion of most of the members here .. on the other hand if he can restore the watch in a decent condition (not top) he will make some money by selling it later .. who knows !
Yes, unless you get the situation when the shill bid the seller put in ends up winning, in which case the watch is re-listed. I imagine this is what has happened here.
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Dash1
·As predicted it’s re listed:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/OMEGA-SP...793276?hash=item3febc9893c:g:CIMAAOSwcAFffdj2
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/OMEGA-SP...793276?hash=item3febc9893c:g:CIMAAOSwcAFffdj2
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padders
··Oooo subtitles!Yep the shilling didn't work so lets try a stupidly high BIN with a make me an offer option so hopefully some sap will think he's getting a bargain at $5K.
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cristos71
·As predicted it’s re listed:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/OMEGA-SP...793276?hash=item3febc9893c:g:CIMAAOSwcAFffdj2
It was obvious that this was going to happen as soon as it became clear there had been no bidding in the last days/hours/minutes of the auction. I mean when was the last time you saw an Ebay auction for something really sought after that didn't at least double/triple in price in the dying seconds? I certainly can't remember one. Just a few years ago this wreck of a watch would have probably sold for 3 figures and know it's relisted for as good as 5! 🤨
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Concer
·Whether someone is so crazy and orders an EOA before bidding?
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Scooterino36
·As predicted it’s re listed:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/OMEGA-SP...793276?hash=item3febc9893c:g:CIMAAOSwcAFffdj2
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Steve1haggart
·what's there not to like about this rare piece i thought is was the new distressed look from Omega 
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Concer
·Forgive my ignorance, as I haven’t used eBay in years (and quite honestly never for a watch). There’s no repercussions for re-listing an item after someone has already “won” the auction? My assumption is that it’s just too hard to link the seller to the shill account, and also that there’s a fair amount of legitimate bidders that walk away from winning bids. Either way, seems like a system that would be constantly abused.
Theoretically, Ebay could do something about it, as there is a public display about who has often bid / bought from which bidder.
This means that everyone can see whether there are any connections between different bidders.
However, it has been my experience that Ebay doesn’t care, as the auction fees allow them to benefit from more frequently listed items.
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malilis
·Well .. I suppose I was naïf ..! you guys were right !
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Vintagewtchzilla
·of course it makes sense.... you buy a piece of junk for 10k, you only keep the orange hand that you can fit on your ultraman range correct 145.012-67. You take photos, send them to Omega and ask for an extract of archive and you receive it with a special mention that your speedy is equipped with an orange hand. Your 10k 145.012 is now worth 50k.... end of story
interesting huh ? I would not be surprised more ppl will bid..... let's see
Who the heck is paying 50k for an ultraman ? Nobody
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imagwai
·As predicted it’s re listed:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/OMEGA-SP...793276?hash=item3febc9893c:g:CIMAAOSwcAFffdj2
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cosma
·and severals item listed possess orange hands.
