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Re: Bid retractions (was Re: eBay dead again)
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lugnet.market.theory
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Thu, 23 Mar 2000 20:51:35 GMT
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Lorbaat wrote:
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> In lugnet.market.theory, Frank Filz writes:
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> > > Wow, that's totally nasty. Great example! Can that sort of thing happen on
> > > eBay as it is now, BTW?
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> > Yep. It's also grounds for closing your account if you get caught.
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> That's a pretty big if. Especially since someone proving it only means your
> eBay account getting yanked, as you haven't broken any prosecutable laws (that
> I can think of).
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> Think of it this way: what if you got two friends to do the other deeds for
> you? And if you can get two friends to do it for you, you can eliminate the
> middle men by just signing up accounts in their name and controlling the
> throw-away hotmail accounts yourself.
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> All it requires is two friends who don't use eBay.
Well, nowadays you need a credit card also, don't know exactly what they
check, so I don't know if you can get more than one account without the
friends credit card number.
However, by doing this, you probably HAVE broken laws. I'm not sure what
the various state laws on auctions are, but I'm sure they have something
to say about shill bidders.
You have also broken your contract with eBay, and they would have
grounds to sue you if they felt like it.
Also, if you get your friends to do it for you, it's still shill bidding
(since up until recently, the only way to shill bid was to actually have
friends).
--
Frank Filz
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Work: mailto:ffilz@us.ibm.com (business only please)
Home: mailto:ffilz@mindspring.com
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| (...) According to the registration page at Ebay, you don't need a credit card, just an address: (URL) just created a throw-away account ; it only uses my email address for confirmation. Aren't those free email services grand? Chris (25 years ago, 23-Mar-00, to lugnet.market.theory)
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| (...) That's a pretty big if. Especially since someone proving it only means your eBay account getting yanked, as you haven't broken any prosecutable laws (that I can think of). Think of it this way: what if you got two friends to do the other deeds (...) (25 years ago, 23-Mar-00, to lugnet.market.theory)
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