Anyone been watching this guy's auctions?

richred_uk · Post by **richred_uk** » Fri Feb 18, 2005 8:00 pm

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... eName=WDVW

He had 4 painted BB teams last week and of the 3 I watched, elzabeth8000 bid on all of them, often taking them to their reserves.

He's got another 3 going right now and elzabeth8000 is bidding on them all again. Now "she" has 0 feedback, and these teams are nice, but getting prices waaaay over what most nice BB teams get (Â£130 for those woodies??) - anyone else think something sus is going on. Or am I just cynical and elzabeth REALLY wants a nicely painted BB team.

Richard Davies

Majortusk · Post by **Majortusk** » Fri Feb 18, 2005 8:48 pm

report em. hes price hiking more likely...

He probably created a seperate account to hike the prices up. its against Ebays EULA and is just bad taste.

I dont like sellers like that.

richred_uk · Post by **richred_uk** » Fri Feb 18, 2005 9:11 pm

nope she didn't win any of them - winning 1 right now.

bound for glory · Post by **bound for glory** » Fri Feb 18, 2005 9:47 pm

i remember "she" bid on painted teams a few months ago. sounds funny to me too

Reverand Green · Post by **Reverand Green** » Sat Feb 19, 2005 12:26 am

That just isnt right. Two accounts and price hiking. Needs reporting methinks

Geggster · Post by **Geggster** » Sat Feb 19, 2005 12:28 pm

bound for glory wrote:i remember "she" bid on painted teams a few months ago. sounds funny to me too

This Elzabeth Character is newer than that. Looks like account created just before first set of auctions. Multiple bids below the reserve price gets the item hot without fear of outbidding a potential buyer. Naughty.

Clincher for me (if it was needed cos this looks like clear cut shill-bidding) is last week's http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... RK:MEWA:IT
In the bid history, Elzabeth retracted a bid that would have won the auction with excuse "bid incorrect amount". Course the fact that the eventual winner's bid was then revealed makes it very unfair (and hence why it is expressly forbidden). Stay clear of these auctions.

Darkson · Post by **Darkson** » Sat Feb 19, 2005 5:20 pm

So, has anyone reported it?

richred_uk · Post by **richred_uk** » Sat Feb 19, 2005 6:00 pm

Yes

I did earlier today.

I don't know if others reporting would help or hinder though. The guy has 300 plus feedback and I can't see evidence of him doing it on ther auctions - wonder why now.

philpill · Post by **philpill** » Sat Feb 19, 2005 6:23 pm

they're painted alright .... but a hundred and thirty smackers ? I think I might give up my day job and do that instead ..

(let's be honest .. they don't exactly look golden demon standard from those pics, do they ?)

Gertwise · Post by **Gertwise** » Sat Feb 19, 2005 6:33 pm

Thread hijack

let's be honest .. they don't exactly look golden demon standard from those pics, do they

No they don't, but these do

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... RK:MEWA:IT

Post by **Thadrin** » Sat Feb 19, 2005 6:39 pm

That's blatant price hiking.
They're nice enough, but I'd NEVER pay that much for a team, painted or no.

philpill · Post by **philpill** » Sat Feb 19, 2005 7:00 pm

No they don't, but these do

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... RK:MEWA:IT

holy crap .... two hundred dollars ??

edit : ... and there's still six days to go !

Snew · Post by **Snew** » Sat Feb 19, 2005 7:49 pm

I know the seller of that Necro team. He did a Woodelf team for me with a custom Treeman. He's simply fantastic.

Gertwise · Post by **Gertwise** » Sat Feb 19, 2005 10:20 pm

How much did that set ya back if you don't mind me asking?

Well I guess I asked anyway.

Deathwing · Post by **Deathwing** » Sun Feb 20, 2005 1:16 am

Thadrin wrote: They're nice enough, but I'd NEVER pay that much for a team, painted or no.

philpill wrote:
holy crap .... two hundred dollars ??

Y'know, that's really not a lot of money for a paint job of that quality. You've got to factor in $60 worth of bare metal figs at GW prices, and you've really gotta at least quadruple that for top notch stuff. At (say) an average (minimum) 2 hours a fig then you're talking 32 hours work for $140....
$200 would be an absolute steal, which is why painting professionally is a mug's game.

With the pitch as well, I hope it goes for serious money, and $200 for that auction isn't serious money by a long way....