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Ethics of last minute auction "poaching"

I was just involved in an auction that left a bad taste in my mouth. I had the high bid on an item for over 2 days and
literally in the last 60 seconds of auction a "poacher" came
out trying to sneak in a last minute bid in to win the auction. This caused the price to rise from $160 to $280 which I still won, but this seems underhanded to me. Attempting to win by last minute sneak attack! If you are interested in bidding on an item it seems common fairness to other members to come out in the open and not make your first bid with 60 seconds of auction ending! I know this is not outlawed, but ticks me off.....anyone else experience this?
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blbloom
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Wrong, Joysjane. All bids, within the rules of the auction, are fair. Not in the case of the seller inflating the price to reach the buyer's maximum bid. That is wrong and unethical, as Angela100 stated. Period.
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joysjane
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Blbloom,
I agree in that text. I didn't mean a seller inflating his own auction. I meant it in the text of the person who started the thread. Losing an item because of a last minute poacher is well within the rules of an auction! Sorry I wasn't CLEAR enough! Can you tell me how a seller can inflate his own merchandise? Would you have to have a seperate registered name/e-mail/address? I know that when you put something up for sale, as in ebay, the seller cannot bid on his own auction. So, could you please enlighten me on how this is done? NOT THAT I WAN'T TO DO IT!!! But just how do these people do this dasterdly deed?
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joysjane
165 posts
 
Just as those persons inflate their merchandise up for sale, I would like to know how to vote for myself on these threads and erase my 2 negatives on the last post. Ha! Ha! Ha! Just kidding.
jsbail
368 posts
 
Is it ethical to pace yourself during a running race and sprint at the end? Any strategy to win within the rules is fairplay.
blbloom
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Joysjane. Thanks for clarifying. To answer your question, I have no knowledge of a seller inflating their price by bidding themselves or getting someone to do it for them. I know it would be easy to do if one is determined. I was only responding within the context of Ruptured's post. In response to your second question, I suppose you could vote your forum feedback in the same way, but in this case, I did it for you.
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