02-05-2010, 10:25 PM
Quote:It could be a way to get a sellers rating higher maybe? I don't really use EBay so I'm not sure how it works, but such an auction could result in many successful sales and possibly good reviews/ratings to go along with it. Thus boosting their rating semi-artificially?
Exactly. Although this one is not advertised as such, I've seen similar auctions of "guide to positive Ebay Feedback", $1.
Many Ebayers are cautious of low feedback sellers, so this type of auction makes sense. Notice that the auction is a 'private auction', and the winner is undisclosed...
This is a quote from a previous auction from the same person:
"Your bidding one a real one dollar bill, there is nothing WRONG or SPECIAL about this bill. The reason im selling this bill is because im trying to improve my ebay feedback score. My lost is your gain. Once you received please leave feedback as I will do the same for you. Thanks for looking."
It is not a scam itself, but this type of auction can set up future scams.