"GG7 ... take a deep breath, take a 'chill pill' and relax, 'newbie'. Man ... excuse me for saying this, but aren't we being a bit obsessive? After all, it's an auction site, and it is designed to work exactly like an auction should ... "
Just making conversation Slim (The post count of this thread shows it is a hot topic) but I am as cool as a Cucumber. I was pissed off when I posted this thread, but since then only a bit annoyed at how many respondents have totally MISSED the point of my original complaint.
Also, I never seriously accused CB of shimming, that was a joke son! As I said previously, it would be unethical and unprofessional and totally out of character for this cool site.
In the end, I really don't care if you guys have no problem with "Hack n Slash" bidders screwing you out of a decent deal on a lot. As they say, ignorance is bliss, so I guess if you don't know you are being screwed, you wouldn't have cause to be angry now would you? Like I said, I have won about all I can store from this site for the moment, so if the problem I brought up starts getting worse over the next month or so, it won't be me who will be dealing with it.
As for the NEWBIE remark, I did say auctions "ELSEWHERE" didn't I ? I have a great deal of professional experience with online auctions having purchased over $35,000 worth of vintage musical instruments and equipment online in the last 4 years, about the same at estate sales and sold over 110k at auction locally and online, so I do know a few things about auctions and successful bidding techniques. In my years of buying and selling, you learn how to be successful in auctions, and how NOT to to be successful in auctions. :o) The practice I have been complaning about here falls into the latter catagory. In other words, a sure fire way to either LOSE or PAY out the ASS. Your 1 out of 5 wins with the technique although a dismal ratio is actually better than the usual 1 in 10 you would normally get. The chance of taking it in the shorts is high enough (as you found out), that eventually you will get nailed thus erasing any previous savings you might have gotten using the technique and then some.
And lastly to the guy that suggested I was STALKING this guy?
Hardly! He just happens to have bid on many of the same items I have been bidding on the last week. After awhile, you start to remember names, when they continually appear lot after lot on the same items and everytime for the entire quantity.
I would much prefer to see DUTCH AUCTIONS imposed here for mutiple quantity bidding, otherwise limit the bid quantity to two items per customer.
Cheers.