“The scalper bots that bid up prices intend to get prices of a particular item up to a point where it’s past the fee for eBay to make it worthwhile for the scalper,” he explained. “This is why they use their bots to take the price to sometimes 200%+ markupRead More →
To make sure buyers don’t buy or bid more than they’re comfortable with, we occasionally place limits on a member’s buying activity. We may also restrict buying if we believe a member has violated an eBay policy. From time to time, we may place a buying limit or restriction onRead More →
Shill bidding is when someone bids on an item to artificially increase its price, desirability, or search standing. … This could create an unfair advantage, or cause another bidder to pay more than they should. We want to maintain a fair marketplace for all our users, and as such, shillRead More →