New ebay bidding process

[Jas11n]

If the bidding in the auction goes above £100, then you'll not be able to see the indentities of the people you are bidding against. Seller can still see the indentities of all bidders though.

See here..
and here for an auction example.

Jas..
[stil haven't decided if it's good or not]

[Coxy]

So you can get all yer mates (and aliases) to bid on your own item and no one will be any the wiser?!

[rotoryboy]

Pretty much

[Knight Rider S4]

was thinking the same thing .....not good idea

[s2avant95M]

ebay will know.

[Coxy]

Ebay won't know who my mates are though!

[s2dude]

If the bidding in the auction goes above £100, then you'll not be able to see the indentities of the people you are bidding against. Seller can still see the indentities of all bidders though.

See here..
and here for an auction example.

Jas..
[stil haven't decided if it's good or not]

Wow.
Good find Jas.
Dont think I will be buying much off ebay again knowing that ridiculous rule.
Greed I tell ya!!! higher auction prices...Higher commissions

[Billman]

Wow.
Good find Jas.
Dont think I will be buying much off ebay again knowing that ridiculous rule.
Greed I tell ya!!! higher auction prices...Higher commissions

Thats right!

[LHD_Kid]

Looks like its an attempt to stop people with similar auctions contacting second placers with an offer for sale to them...
Either way, we know its not about better auctions, its always going to mean more money for ebay............

[4WheelDrifter]

Yup. As pointed out, getting your mates to bump up the price is all good for ebay.

[Toxcheap]

Looks like its an attempt to stop people with similar auctions contacting second placers with an offer for sale to them...
Either way, we know its not about better auctions, its always going to mean more money for ebay............

I totally agree with you, hiding the second and third place guys stops private sales outside of ebay. This new policy does suck, glad it's only on ebay.uk so far

[Coxy]

Actually, it ain't that bad after all. I'm selling my Maserati on the bay at the moment, and when I look at who's bidding a pop up window appears and then it allows me to see there past 30 day bidding history which is damn helpful to see if the bidder is actually genuine!

for example, I have this person bidding:

Item 1 Cars, Parts & Vehicles > Cars > Maserati 4 Seller 1 9d 14h 7m 9s
Item 2 Jewellery & Watches > Beads > Crystal & Glass 1 Seller 2 2h 22m 8s
Item 3 Jewellery & Watches > Beads > Crystal & Glass 5 Seller 2 1m 24s
Item 4 Jewellery & Watches > Beads > Crystal & Glass 2 Seller 2 4m 2s
Item 5 Mobile & Home Phones > Multimedia Cards/ Memory 1 Seller 3 1d 6h 15m 31s
Item 6 Mobile & Home Phones > Multimedia Cards/ Memory 1 Seller 3 41m 48s
Item 7 Mobile & Home Phones > Multimedia Cards/ Memory 1 Seller 3 31m 57s
Item 8 Jewellery & Watches > Beads > Crystal & Glass 1 Seller 2 1m 30s
Item 9 Jewellery & Watches > Beads > Crystal & Glass 1 Seller 2 1m 5s
Item 10 Jewellery & Watches > Beads > Crystal & Glass 2 Seller 2 56s
Item 11 Jewellery & Watches > Beads > Crystal & Glass 1 Seller 2 4m 7s
Item 12 Jewellery & Watches > Beads > Crystal & Glass 1 Seller 4 6m 33s
Item 13 Jewellery, Gems, Watches > Jewellery Supplies > Findings 1 Seller 5 3h 10m 7s
Item 14 Jewellery, Gems, Watches > Loose Beads > Metal Beads 1 Seller 5 36m 39s
Item 15 Jewellery & Watches > Beads > Mixed Lots 1 Seller 6 34s
Item 16 Jewellery & Watches > Beads > Crystal & Glass 3 Seller 2 17s
Item 17 Jewellery, Gems, Watches > Wholesale, Bulk Lots > Fashion, Costume Jewellery 1 Seller 7 9h 57m 31s
Item 18 Jewelry & Watches > Handcrafted, Artisan Jewelry > Necklaces & Pendants 1 Seller 8
Item 19 Jewellery & Watches > Fine Jewellery > Earrings 1 Seller 8 40s
Item 20 Jewellery & Watches > Fine Jewellery > Necklaces/ Chains 1 Seller 8 47s
Item 21 Jewelry & Watches > Handcrafted, Artisan Jewelry > Necklaces & Pendants 1 Seller 8 53s
Item 22 Jewellery & Watches > Fine Jewellery > Necklaces/ Chains 1 Seller 8 1m 2s
Item 23 Jewellery & Watches > Jewellery Boxes & Supplies > Jewellery Packaging 1 Seller 9 6h 12m 54s
Item 24 Jewellery & Watches > Jewellery Boxes & Supplies > Findings & Jewellery Making 1 Seller 9 5h 46m 46s
Item 25 Jewellery & Watches > Jewellery Boxes & Supplies > Findings & Jewellery Making 1 Seller 9 5h 43m 56s
Item 26 Jewellery & Watches > Jewellery Boxes & Supplies > Findings & Jewellery Making 1 Seller 9 5h 39m 43s
Item 27 Jewellery & Watches > Jewellery Boxes & Supplies > Findings & Jewellery Making 1 Seller 9 5h 51m 41s
Item 28 Health & Beauty > Make-Up/ Cosmetics > Brushes/ Applicators 1 Seller 10 1h 5m 38s
Item 29 Wholesale & Job Lots > Jewellery & Watches > Costume Jewellery 1 Seller 11 17s
Item 30 Jewellery & Watches > Beads > Crystal & Glass 1 Seller 11 15s

which looks bloody strange to me! Why would anyone who buys crystal beads suddenly bid on this item, and then this person:

Item 1 Cars, Parts & Vehicles > Cars > Maserati 1 Seller 1 8d 22h 45m 15s
Item 2 Cars, Parts & Vehicles > Automobilia > Badges & Mascots 1 Seller 2 4h 26m 22s
Item 3 Cars, Parts & Vehicles > Car Manuals & Literature > Maserati 1 Seller 3 4h 7m 47s
Item 4 Cars, Parts & Vehicles > Cars > Citroen 1 Seller 4 23h 50m 47s
Item 5 Cars, Parts & Vehicles > Cars > Citroen 2 Seller 5 2h 39m 39s
Item 6 Consumer Electronics > Satellite/ Cable/ Freeview > Cable Boxes 1 Seller 6 1d 3h 18m 51s
Item 7 Cars, Parts & Vehicles > Car Parts > Jaguar 1 Seller 7 6d 23h 28m 37s
Item 8 Cars, Parts & Vehicles > Cars > Alfa Romeo 1 Seller 8 6d 12h 10m 46s
Item 9 Cars, Parts & Vehicles > Cars > Alfa Romeo

who obviously has an interest in cars, but what the ****, he's recently been bidding on a sh1troen!!!

[Jas11n]

You could see all that info before though. They've just made it easier
Same as people who have their feedback as "private" even if it is 100%.
You can still see what they've bought/sold and are bidding on in the last 30 days. Always have been able to do this.
I rarely sell, certainly don't sell anything over £100 and wouldn't risk selling a car, not saying it's dodgy to do so, just can't be ****d with the numpty questions, scammers trying to give you 3 million US dollars from Nigeria and people "expecting" to get it cheap just because it's on ebay.
If I buy anything over £100 it's usually using "buy it now" on normal ebay or through ebay express.

[Coxy]

You could see all that info before though. They've just made it easier
Same as people who have their feedback as "private" even if it is 100%.
You can still see what they've bought/sold and are bidding on in the last 30 days. Always have been able to do this.
I rarely sell, certainly don't sell anything over £100 and wouldn't risk selling a car, not saying it's dodgy to do so, just can't be ****d with the numpty questions, scammers trying to give you 3 million US dollars from Nigeria and people "expecting" to get it cheap just because it's on ebay.
If I buy anything over £100 it's usually using "buy it now" on normal ebay or through ebay express.

I've never noticed that before and I've been using eBay for 6 years regularly!!
Maybe they've made it easier for lazy arses like me!!!

To be honest, selling a car on eBay ain't that bad. I've probably sold 15 on there over the past few years, and 95% sell before the auction ends anyway! For me, it's just a good way of advertising for a reasonable price. If you pull the auction early, it's still 3 times cheaper than Auto Trader, and I can have any amount of pics I want on there and really beef up the listing which you can't do on Auto Trader.

Can never understand people who list cars then put up one or two lame *** camera phone pics and expect the get full asking price for the vehicle!
I've got 13 pics on mine, all big as well and the listing took me an hour to type up!

[auditude]

I totally agree with you, hiding the second and third place guys stops private sales outside of ebay. This new policy does suck, glad it's only on ebay.uk so far

Myke, I thought that was a change for all Ebay, including the U.S. one. I noticed a change like that on Ebay.com a little while ago.