No Shortage Of Bidders..

Doubs · 07-23-2003, 10:04 PM

Is it possible that ebay is now doing what one of the gun auction sites has been doing for awhile? The bidder's name is not revealed until the reserve is met or exceeded. I inquired about the reasoning for it and was told that too many "private" deals were being made after an item failed to reach the reserve and the seller was contacting the high bidder to see if a sale could be arranged, thus depriving the auction site of their percentage. By hiding the high bidder's ID until the reserve has been reached, the seller isn't being given the opportunity to bypass the auction site.

07-23-2003, 10:04 PM	#5
Doubs User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Byron, Georgia Posts: 1,736 Thanks: 819 Thanked 1,769 Times in 586 Posts	Is it possible that ebay is now doing what one of the gun auction sites has been doing for awhile? The bidder's name is not revealed until the reserve is met or exceeded. I inquired about the reasoning for it and was told that too many "private" deals were being made after an item failed to reach the reserve and the seller was contacting the high bidder to see if a sale could be arranged, thus depriving the auction site of their percentage. By hiding the high bidder's ID until the reserve has been reached, the seller isn't being given the opportunity to bypass the auction site.