[78-L] EBay Problems...

[Benno Häupl]

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1) Never buy and sell on eBay on the same account. Have one for 
sales and one for buying. That way a seller cannot react with 
'malicious buying' - which is reportable to eBay. 

2) People cannot drive up their ratings by buying several items within 
a few days, as you claim. A buyer's purchases from one seller within 
7 days count as 1 sale in the feedback score.  That's why I sell every 
10 days and not weekly. 

3) If you make a google search for "Sellersbestfriends" you may still 
find a download link for a software that checks the interaction between 
two or more eBay IDs. It gives you results in ''percentage of bids with 
this seller'', ''percentage won'' etc.  

This software was developed by a German, but is in English only. 
eBay stopped the distribution of this shill detecting software by 
obtaining a court warrant that the developer has to pay 250,000 euros 
(= $300,000) if he continues to distribute this program. 

Nonetheless, I would report that group of shillers. Best is to call eBay on 
the phone and ask to spek to a representative of "Trust and Safety Dept." 

Benno 
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