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Old 24th November 2006, 03:00 PM   #1
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Well it appears its UK and Australian ebay sites at time bieng and only Motors on eBay.com {US}

But since 90% of what I buy is UK based that doesnt help me.

I guess Americans will just stop buying from UK because to them it will all look like private auctions? Crazy!

I think the "laptop & mobile selling branch of ebayNigeria or ebaychina" though this one up.

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Old 24th November 2006, 03:08 PM   #2
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One more reason not to buy on ebay .
The good old days are over.
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Old 24th November 2006, 03:39 PM   #3
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MADNESS

This will destroy all faith......the only WINNERS will be eBay.....as bidding could , more easily, be artifically increased by SHILL BIDDING.........the winning amounts will probably be higher...meaning more money to eBay.

SO MUCH FOR eBAYS CONCERN FOR BUYER'S .....seems IT IS MORE GEARED UP FOR SELLERS TO INCREASE THEIR PROFIT....AND THEREFORE EBAYS TOO.
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Old 24th November 2006, 04:08 PM   #4
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MADNESS

This will destroy all faith......the only WINNERS will be eBay.....as bidding could , more easily, be artificially increased by SHILL BIDDING.........the winning amounts will probably be higher...meaning more money to eBay.

SO MUCH FOR eBAYS CONCERN FOR BUYER'S .....seems IT IS MORE GEARED UP FOR SELLERS TO INCREASE THEIR PROFIT....AND THEREFORE EBAYS TOO.

Yeah, what Katana said about ePrey.
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Old 24th November 2006, 03:50 PM   #5
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As I read this announcement, the new policy is for eBay on line auctions only. Is that correct? I guess it depends on what "auction style" means.

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Old 24th November 2006, 04:04 PM   #6
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Ive Been looking into it all afternoon Ian.

Its for all ebays sales in UK & Australia. not just live auctions.

Evrything.

The momment the bids reach £100 it gets a cloak of darkness thrown over it.

Its starting this week apparently.

As a move to wipe out second chance offers fraud.

Madness! If it puts bidders off it might evebn backfire on ebay?

But at time bieng there saying they will introduce more "improvments" in this line early next year.

Theres uproar in thier community pages, 100s of people complaining.

But ebay arnt listening of course. Just offering platitudes.

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Old 24th November 2006, 04:10 PM   #7
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Just looked on ebay, a sword ending in 2 hours over £100 is already bid on by

Bidder1,
Bidder2,
Bidder3

& you guessed it bidder 4 is in the lead

Thyve already done it!

Ill post it as an example as soon as its over.

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Old 24th November 2006, 04:26 PM   #8
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I can only imagine that eBay is doing this because they think they are loosing income from sellers contacting buyers directly with similar items to circumvent the fees. I'm sure this happens a lot, I have received such offers, but it could backfire.
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Old 24th November 2006, 04:32 PM   #9
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Car auction just finnished.


Heres the Bidders page.


http://offer.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI...m=320052200654



But its across the board anything over £100 in UK the & bidders ID has vanished.

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