Did I do the right thing?

[Captain Wrong]

OK, I'm selling, among other things, a NES with three games. It closes shortly. I just noticed a bidder, who only first bid this morning, has bid this up to a price I think is a little crazy. This bidder has been an eBay member for 8 days, already has a -1 feedback and has made their comments private.

Since I really need to sell this and don't have the time to dick around, I canceled that person's bid. I really don't have a good feeling about someone who in 8 days has already cheesed someone off and won't show the comment. Plus, checking this person's bid history, they've already won a similar auction and it too was at a suspiscious ending price.

I don't know if I did the right thing or not. The other problem being the current high bidder was in a bidding war with this person and rather than taking it back to whatever the current leader's high bid was before this guy pulled in, it just took it back to the last high bid this guy had period. So, now it looks like I was using a shill against this guy. I just assumed it'd go back to that guy's high bid before the guy I cancled.

Gaah. I just need to sell this shit. I don't need any stress. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that everything turns out ok. Maybe someone else will swoop in and bid, though I think that's unlikely as the package is pretty high right now.

[username]

How much are you selling it for?

[Cmosfm]

I've done that before too, I can't blame you...if the seller is only on there 8 days with -1 feedback Id have cancelled it too

[Captain Wrong]

How much are you selling it for?

As much as people are willing to pay.

;)

Seriously though, it was up to like $66 for a NES toaster and SMB/DH, Pinball, Rescue Rangers. I'd like to think someone is willing to pay that much for that package, but when it's a newb with a private -1 and he's bid on a similar package recently, it just raises a red flag.

[GameGuru]

If you feel bad for the legit bidder why don't you look in the bids and find his high bid before the scammer starting raising it and offer it to him for that amount and cancel the auction?

[tholly]

I think you did the right thing. With an 8 day user with negative feedback and a higher than average bid i would have cancelled it too.

[Captain Wrong]

Well, it's over, it went for waaay more than I expected and even after canceling that newb, there was still more bidding! That person who was bidding against the -1 guy won and already emailed telling me he'd send out a MO Tuesday.

Seems like evrything is on the up and up *crosses fingers*. Guess I'm just plesantly suprized at what a toaster and 3 common games goes for these days.

[charitycasegreg]

Well can you please post the link to the auction? Even if it's over, I'm just curious

[Bratwurst]

I'm curious as well. Be on the lookout for future auctions with BINs matching your end price as sellers figure it's become the new price standard.

I'd love to get ahold of some stats concerning ebay.. like if the majority of auctions end with newbie bidders or something like that.

[Cmosfm]

Well can you please post the link to the auction? Even if it's over, I'm just curious

I was thinking the same thing....Im curious to see this one!

[KirbyStar27]

I think you did the right thing. With an 8 day user with negative feedback and a higher than average bid i would have cancelled it too.

same here! :D