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by **FST4RD** » Mon May 18, 2009 6:07 pm

I bought these golfballs http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing ... =218399949
Put an autobid of $40, then you can see that another trader has been placing $1 bids up to my autobid limit.
I got an email saying that my autobid had been over taken, then got an email saying that my bid now leads as previous bid removed....
I thought this is a bit suspect since there are no questions saying to remove the bid.

Now previously i bought my mother some golf balls http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing ... =216539531
now you can see that the same trader amctrader has been putting on $1 bids again....

I think that obviously they are bumping the bids up to max and then removing the last bid to make yours the highest.

Do people think i'm right or just a nutter reading way to much into things?

by **Crampy** » Mon May 18, 2009 6:11 pm

Na, sounds like what's going on. That's the reason why I don't do auto bids. People always just push you up to the max anyway.

by **xsspeed** » Mon May 18, 2009 6:14 pm

totally agree, notify trademe

by **RS13** » Mon May 18, 2009 6:14 pm

You've got it right.. check out whos' bidding on this.. http://www.trademe.co.nz/Building-renov ... 422853.htm

Looks like they know each other, and are bumping each others' auctions. Complain to trademe.

by **FST4RD** » Mon May 18, 2009 6:15 pm

I'll wait till I get what I bought and then tell them....
Better to be safe then sorry! :lol:

by **Crampy** » Mon May 18, 2009 6:16 pm

FST4RD wrote:I'll wait till I get what I bought and then tell them....
Better to be safe then sorry!

Haha, good plan.

by **FST4RD** » Mon May 18, 2009 6:16 pm

RS13 wrote:You've got it right.. check out whos' bidding on this.. http://www.trademe.co.nz/Building-renov ... 422853.htm

Looks like they know each other, and are bumping each others' auctions. Complain to trademe.

Oh your right!
hell thats not right!
Maybe I'll email them and tell them I want the stuff for free (I haven't paid for the second lot) or i'll dob them in. :twisted:

by **xsspeed** » Mon May 18, 2009 6:18 pm

I wouldnt pay for them seeing its pretty obvious. Why pay $40 when really you could have got them for $1

by **FST4RD** » Mon May 18, 2009 6:19 pm

Exactly.....
So i'm going to ask for them for $1....

Caldina GT-T · by **snwtoy** » Mon May 18, 2009 6:21 pm

xsspeed wrote:I wouldnt pay for them seeing its pretty obvious. Why pay $40 when really you could have got them for $1

Totally agree.. It's agains the T+C - you should get them banned

by **FST4RD** » Mon May 18, 2009 6:26 pm

Well I might explain it to trademe, then get those bids removed and then i'll get it for $1....

Website · by **Bling** » Mon May 18, 2009 6:26 pm

Whatever you do, do it fast as others are being scammed right now. I've warned another user of this thats bidding on their auction. So best to get it done asap aye.

Just check previous sales and they have done it a lot!

EDIT: the user replied regarding my warning of the scammers:
"Many thanks for your kind words of advice. Duly noted."

+1 Karma point for the day.

by **FST4RD** » Mon May 18, 2009 6:51 pm

I just emailed trademe and told them the situation and that I believe they should remove all the bids from amctrader and I should get the product for $1 since there were no legitimate bids....
This is the first rough incident I have had since being a trademe member... :evil:

Caldina GT-T · by **snwtoy** » Mon May 18, 2009 7:36 pm

Heh, at least it wasn't something dodgy where you'd be embarrassed to admit to bidding on it :lol:

by **B1NZ** » Mon May 18, 2009 7:49 pm

RS13 wrote:You've got it right.. check out whos' bidding on this.. http://www.trademe.co.nz/Building-renov ... 422853.htm

Looks like they know each other, and are bumping each others' auctions. Complain to trademe.

sure looks that way, even a couple of auctions that they have won obviously because nobody has bid again but haven't left feedback - I smell a rat

by **ee904age** » Mon May 18, 2009 8:36 pm

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Motor ... 423445.htm

And again. Scumbags

by **scotty_ish** » Mon May 18, 2009 8:39 pm

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Motors/Car-parts-accessories/Ford/Interior/auction-218423445.htm

no way thats legit

*edit* beaten to it

Website · by **Bling** » Mon May 18, 2009 8:44 pm

That's the guy I warned earlier so they have some idea of whats going on

by **Boost_4_Life** » Mon May 18, 2009 9:50 pm

lol, auctions pulled by the looks. good work!

by **Timmo** » Tue May 19, 2009 11:50 am

Im guessing TM can just look at the IP address' of the two people (seller and bidder)- If they are the same then that would suggest dodgyness

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