Mind Walker (NOT my auction)

[orb85750]

I haven't seen an Amiga game go for this much in a while.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Amiga-Mind-Walker-by-Commodore-Amiga-MINT-and-UNOPENED-condition-/320858194956?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4ab4a3840c

[orb85750]

Has anyone here bought from loisitaly? I was going to inquire a bit ago about them... are they 100% legit? No shill bidding going on? I can't believe what they're supposedly getting for some of their wares. Especially considering in some cases, they seem to be sitting on multiple copies of the same stuff...

Wow, I do see your point.   I just checked his/her completed auctions, and I can't make sense of many of the final bids.  While some look perfectly reasonable, almost half of them have me scratching my head.

[orb85750]

Shill bidding definitely happens on eBay and is grounds for having one's account closed, but it's not easy to prove -- unless a clear pattern is found by eBay.  I know for a fact that it occurs.  I once saw a yellowed & dirty (and not silver label) C64 with no PSU selling for over $100 with a few bids on it!

[orb85750]

Time to report suspected shill bidding to eBay?  I think so.

Lots of mint stuff, but a mint used copy of Video Vegas for $53? Really?  

Either multiple accounts are being used to inflate the item prices or mint used (and certainly new/sealed) Amiga software has become incredibly valuable in the last couple of days.

[orb85750]

I bought some items from her, the games are REAL, the ones I bought are in really great condition though that does not justify the ridiculously high prices some of her items have sold for. Funny enough I've noticed a bidder with over 1200+ transactions always places a bid at the beginning and then just doesn't do anything... which seems kinda suspicious to me...

I really don't know if shill bidding is going on in some of those auctions, at least the listings are real and she has listed some really rare games for sure.

Cheers,
Dragster.

If you suspect that shill bidding is occurring, then please report it to eBay.  I already did so, but eBay focuses their efforts only once multiple users report the same problem.  Clearly something unusual/different is going on with these auctions.