I saw some T & H 1805 cologne and Lavander Shave Cream I wanted to buy on ebay and I put a bid on it. I noticed a "similar" name upping both my bids so I did some research and found at least 5 sellers/buyers, upping bids on other items.
Here is a snippet of what I reported to ebay.
Item numbers:
7752972520, 9117290575, 9510352181, 9510351610
User ID's:
shortatwellington, harrisonsofleeds, designerhairsalon, designerhaircare, taylorofepworth (the original SELLER)
My question/concern:
I have noticed after doing some research that the above mentioned user id's have posted bids on each others items for sale but rarely win the product. I believe these are all the same bidder/seller, shilling the bid for an ultimately higher price.
I would have assumed that they are similar items they might be bidding on, but there is a cell phone, a dog carrier, cologne and shaving cream that they have all been bidding on. Plus, some of them have listed their feedback as "private" so people can not tell if they recieved feeback from "themselves."
I also noticed that the fonts, writing styles and other features of each sellers are also VERY similar. Plus, the names are also very similar, (taylorofeppworth, harrisonsofleeds and shortatwellington)and (designerhaircar and designerhairsalon). But I believe I am just scratching the surface.
Here is a snippet of what I reported to ebay.
Item numbers:
7752972520, 9117290575, 9510352181, 9510351610
User ID's:
shortatwellington, harrisonsofleeds, designerhairsalon, designerhaircare, taylorofepworth (the original SELLER)
My question/concern:
I have noticed after doing some research that the above mentioned user id's have posted bids on each others items for sale but rarely win the product. I believe these are all the same bidder/seller, shilling the bid for an ultimately higher price.
I would have assumed that they are similar items they might be bidding on, but there is a cell phone, a dog carrier, cologne and shaving cream that they have all been bidding on. Plus, some of them have listed their feedback as "private" so people can not tell if they recieved feeback from "themselves."
I also noticed that the fonts, writing styles and other features of each sellers are also VERY similar. Plus, the names are also very similar, (taylorofeppworth, harrisonsofleeds and shortatwellington)and (designerhaircar and designerhairsalon). But I believe I am just scratching the surface.