BIGBOYDSPORTSCARDS a shiller ??

[Ndepaul99]

been following a few of his auctions, and was bidding on a couple & gave up after i noticed, they were just being blown out of proportion. Some going for almost double market, couple examples:

http://cgi.ebay.com/JAHVID-BEST-2010-10 ... 4cf4bdae05

this item usually goes for about $35, love the bidder with 100% bid activity with the seller , now this one

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... &viewitem=

this item goes for $30-35 pretty consistently, winning bidder has almost 30 % of his 132 recent bids on bigboydsportscards items.

Just frustrated with shilling, i know there is always the chance of 2 bidders going back and forth trying to win an item, but the jahvid best is pretty bad with the 100% bid activity.

Just wondering if anyone else has had any issues with bigboydsportscards?

 

[clarkfan]

On the Jahvid Best card, 100% bid activity represents exactly 1 card or 1 auction he bid on 7 different times, so that sale was more of a fluke sale than shilling.

 

[coltsfan23]

He lists many items at a time, and has many customers, so I'm sure that helps him get more views per auction, and thus higher than normal prices as well.

Many of his items get above the average market value, so it's a few auctions getting double is not surprising. I wouldn't say he shills, but it's possible.

 

[Ndepaul99]

He lists many items at a time, and has many customers, so I'm sure that helps him get more views per auction, and thus higher than normal prices as well.

Many of his items get above the average market value, so it's a few auctions getting double is not surprising. I wouldn't say he shills, but it's possible.

i guess your right and that is possible with a customer base, just frustrating sometimes, and looks a little sketchy when some cards go that high.

 

[G $MONEY$]

Heres a link to past discussions about Bigboyd, its been brought up before although i can't confirm it....

search.php?st=0&sk=t&sd=d&sr=posts&keywords=bigboyd

search.php?st=0&sk=t&sd=d&sr=posts&keywords=bigboydsportscards

 

[nosterbor]

there is only one way to beat it. get an auction snipe account.

 

[theplasticman]

I've experienced the same but can't confirm.

 

[nosterbor]

I've experienced the same but can't confirm.

I love that 1/1 !

 

[XdanX]

I never had a problem with them till last night. Pretty sure I got shilled up to $200 and i stopped bidding, Im kind of glad i didnt win the card.

 

[sportscardtheory]

there is only one way to beat it. get an auction snipe account.

Sniping does not stop or hinder shill-bidding.

 

[jkeys]

I have received 2nd chance offers from this seller in the past. I stopped bidding/buying as to me that's a sign of shilling. When you get a 2nd chance offer shortly after having a price driven up, that's a foul.

I have no concrete evidence, but if it looks like a fish and smells like a fish...well.

- jkeys

 

[aupt]

This guy has been lit up on several forums as a crook. Search the CU forum for particulars.

 

[autorook]

if you can't beat em' snipe em' with a program :twisted:

 

[VizquelCollector.com]

I've experienced the same but can't confirm.

I love that 1/1 !

That 1/1 makes me sick. I missed out on the Omar by like $2 to a guy who bought up a bunch of nice Vizquel cards and then dropped off the face of the Earth.

I agree, sniping is the only way to go.

 

[emarc27]

how does sniping stop shilling?? i dont see the correlation

 

[sportscardtheory]

how does sniping stop shilling?? i dont see the correlation

It doesn't. It's a common misconception. I have been shilled on many auctions I have sniped. As a matter of fact, what would stop the shill from using a snipe program themselves.

 

[VizquelCollector.com]

how does sniping stop shilling?? i dont see the correlation

It doesn't. It's a common misconception. I have been shilled on many auctions I have sniped. As a matter of fact, what would stop the shill from using a snipe program themselves.

It certainly MAY help, but it depends on the seller and how he's shilling. If you snipe and it's above the previous shilled bid, the seller doesn't have a chance to manually shill the auction back up. But he may have a snipe or high shill bid already set, in which case sniping may not help you at all.

 

[sportscardtheory]

how does sniping stop shilling?? i dont see the correlation

It doesn't. It's a common misconception. I have been shilled on many auctions I have sniped. As a matter of fact, what would stop the shill from using a snipe program themselves.

It certainly MAY help, but it depends on the seller and how he's shilling. If you snipe and it's above the previous shilled bid, the seller doesn't have a chance to manually shill the auction back up. But he may have a snipe or high shill bid already set, in which case sniping may not help you at all.

The shill bid will be placed no matter what. A snipe doesn't change anything unless the shill-bidder is a complete moron and won't place the shill-bid unless there is already a bid. Don't you think someone crafty enough to break the law by shill bidding knows about sniping? Like I said, I have been shilled on numerous occasions on sniped auctions. The shill simply places a bid for the price he wants either right-away or right at the end. My snipes didn't stop me from being shilled. Plus, a lot of shill bids are simply snipes set by the shill-bidder.

 

[uniquebaseballcards]

I'm definitely *not* a fan of shilling, but technically how much different is it than setting a reserve?

Honestly I get suspicious of people bidding on any decent auction well before it ends, people who bid on serious cards should have access to a snipe program anyway.

 

[JEA2880]

I don't know if he's a shiller, but I do know he's seriously unreliable. Sold me a re-sealed, re-packaged box of 05 UD Reflections back in the day. Claimed innocence and that he didn't even have the item in hand but THAT'S THE PROBLEM! The guy is too big at this point to run a good business and while he has some nice stuff, you never know what you're gonna get.