John Shiels

Last 10 C5R 1/12 scale cars all went to one person. His bids never show up during the bidding but he always wins even when I bid in the last minute he is always high bidder something strange or corrupt?


Bidder Date Qty Amount
mann88 Fri, Mar 23 6:59 PM 1 $247.00
Leojake52 Fri, Mar 23 6:59 PM 1 $246.00
Vintage48 Fri, Mar 23 6:58 PM 1 $244.00
fordx4fan Fri, Mar 23 6:48 PM 1 $220.00
999 Fri, Mar 23 6:48 PM 1 $220.00
jrose7004 Thu, Mar 22 8:42 PM 1 $202.00
vinnie67 Thu, Mar 22 2:16 AM 1 $200.00
GOLDFINGER Wed, Mar 21 12:23 AM 1 $133.00
DRIVERN36 Wed, Mar 21 12:23 AM 1 $128.00
fly Tue, Mar 20 3:59 PM 1 $126.00
famu98ee Tue, Mar 20 8:22 AM 1 $125.00
vetteme Tue, Mar 20 8:22 AM 1 $125.00
010142 Mon, Mar 19 9:13 PM 1 $10.00
fishsalmon4you Mon, Mar 19 9:13 PM 1 $2.00

Anomir

He probably has some type of snipe program running. Lots of that on ebay, I assume it exists on other bidding sites.

Red73

I always bid with a minute to go, never before, and put in an amount that I will spend, not just a couple dollars higher than the last bid, I win 90% of the time. If I lose, it's usually because the other person spent more than I was willing to pay.

copter

I figure out in advance how much I'm willing to pay and I let ebay do it's thing.If I lose out,hey there's another one out there somewhere.That way I don't get cought up in a bidding frienzy and pay more than I want.Sometimes I'll start out with my top bid and let the acution run it's course,then if I feel like upping it a couple more $$ I will.

John Shiels

He is probably using Snipe program which will automatically bid to his highest amount in the last second of the bid he just won another one today. He has captured the last ten C5R 1/12 cars

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auction_sniping


like this service http://www.auctionsniper.com/

http://www.gomotorbids.com/LotDetail.cfm?Lot_ID=345878 always one dollar higher scan to bottom to see bidding

EVIL_C5

I was going to bid on a 03 1:12 c5r there, but never got around to registering. the prices are pretty low there. hes probably buying them there and selling on ebay for 50-75 dollars more.

John Shiels

That is what I figured

I may drive his price up to see his limit and cost him more money.

Leos 81

I've heard a different theory on another site. Someone suggested that there are a few IDs that do this kind of thing all the time on that site. I don't bid on that site, so it's not my theory, but several people think that these IDs belong to people that work for that site to try to get prices up to attract more sellers as well as to raise the selling fee.

Personally, I don't believe that because why would the site want to buy up the last 10 1/12 scale Corvettes? I don't think workers would want to buy these cars and then sell them on a competitors website. That just doesn't make sense.

I also think it's just someone sniping in the final minutes doing the same thing as others here do. At the last second, he throws in a bid that is lower than the cars sell for on eBay, but high enough to outbid the last bidder or any other last second bidders. He's just buying low and selling high. There's nothing unusual about it accept that it costs a lot of money to play this game for these particular items. Maybe he owns a store or something and is using store funds to do it. I'm sure that he's getting them below his cost from the manufacturer.

John Shiels

place on Ebay breakoutsales has a bunch of C5R forsale 380-450 it may be him. Wonder what sniping program he uses?

John Shiels

He stopped buying last night

EVIL_C5

how much did you get it for?

John Shiels

first number is winning bid 2nd was my bid.

or here it is easier to read than a paste job http://www.gomotorbids.com/ManageBids.cfm?info=3


My Bids - Lost Auctions


Listed below are the auctions you have lost within the past 30 days. To view your losses for a different number of days, select the desired number in the drop-down box and click "Change".

Days Viewed: 0 days 5 days 10 days 20 days 30 days 60 days
item winning bid your max bid action bids ended
GMP 1/64 Fellows, O'Connell and Gavin 2002 Corvette #3 C5R Le Mans $6.00 $2.00 None 4 04/05/07
5:54 PM
GMP 1/12 Ron Fellows, John Paul Jr., Chris Kneifel #2 1999 Corvette C5R- Daytona- Ltd Ed of 500 $277.00 $125.00 None 18 04/04/07
5:46 PM
GMP 1/12 2004 Chevrolet Corvette C5-R Red Jewel Prototype $257.00 $256.00 None 23 04/03/07
8:16 PM
GMP 1/12 Ron Fellows/Johnny O'Connell/Oliver Gavin #3 GM Goodwrench Service 2002 Sebring Corvette C5-R $271.00 $270.00 None 26 04/02/07
9:02 PM
Hot Wheels 1/18 Chevrolet Corvette C6 - Silver $17.00 $16.00 None 5 04/02/07
7:55 PM
GMP 1/12 2006 Menards Chevrolet Corvette C5-R $254.00 $253.00 None 22 04/02/07
7:22 PM
Eagle's Race 1/18 1967 Ferrari 412 P - LeMans $50.00 $41.00 None 18 04/01/07
10:15 PM
GMP 1/12 Ron Fellows, John Paul Jr., Chris Kneifel #2 1999 Corvette C5R- Daytona- Ltd Ed of 500 $216.00 $215.00 None 22 04/01/07
9:06 PM
GMP 1/64 2003 Corvette C5-R Racing Cars and Hauler $24.00 $10.00 None 10 04/01/07
6:26 PM
GMP 1/12 2006 Menards Chevrolet Corvette C5-R $233.00 $135.00 None 17 03/28/07
10:40 PM
GMP 1/12 2003 Chevrolet Corvette #50 Compuware- Pilgrim/Collins/Gavin- Le Mans $266.00 $236.00 None 24 03/28/07
8:36 PM
GMP 1/12 2004 Chevrolet Corvette C5-R Red Jewel Prototype $247.00 $150.00 None 17 03/28/07
7:44 PM
GMP 1/12 Ron Fellows, John Paul Jr., Chris Kneifel #2 1999 Corvette C5R- Daytona- Ltd Ed of 500 $251.00 $50.00 None 21 03/28/07
5:38 PM
GMP 1/64 2003 Corvette C5-R Racing Cars and Hauler $28.00 $4.00 None 12 03/27/07
7:14 PM
GMP 1/12 2003 Chevrolet Corvette #50 Compuware- Pilgrim/Collins/Gavin- Le Mans $247.00 $246.00 None 23 03/23/07
7:00 PM
GMP 1/12 2006 Menards Chevrolet Corvette C5-R $221.00 $140.00 None 15 03/23/07
5:50 PM
GMP 1/12 2004 Chevrolet Corvette C5-R Red Jewel Prototype $227.00 $40.00 None 19 03/18/07
5:55 PM
GMP 1/12 2004 Chevrolet Corvette C5-R Red Jewel Prototype $226.00 $50.00 None 14 03/14/07
9:40 PM
AutoArt 1/18 1999 Chevrolet Corvette- Callaway C12 "Muko" $50.00 $15.00 None 13 03/13/07
10:05 PM
Action 1/18 Dale Earnhardt Jr./Tony Stewart/Wallace #2 Rolex 24 at Daytona 2004 Prototype- Raced Version w/ Tire Piece $41.00 $40.00 None 12 03/11/07
9:35 PM
Action 1/18 Jeff Gordon #24 DuPont 2000 Chevrolet Monte Carlo $30.00 $25.00 None 14 03/11/07
5:10 PM

John Shiels

first number is winning bid 2nd was my bid. I guess they go for 220-275 for 1/12 which is better than 599 that diecast sellers charge. I got a 1/18 C5R #3 Earnhart raced / dirt version for 39 buck! I got a bunch of nice cars like some Daytona Prototypes for less than half 36-39.

or here it is easier to read than a paste job http://www.gomotorbids.com/ManageBids.cfm?info=3


My Bids - Lost Auctions


Listed below are the auctions you have lost within the past 30 days. To view your losses for a different number of days, select the desired number in the drop-down box and click "Change".

Days Viewed: 0 days 5 days 10 days 20 days 30 days 60 days
item winning bid your max bid action bids ended
GMP 1/64 Fellows, O'Connell and Gavin 2002 Corvette #3 C5R Le Mans $6.00 $2.00 None 4 04/05/07
5:54 PM
GMP 1/12 Ron Fellows, John Paul Jr., Chris Kneifel #2 1999 Corvette C5R- Daytona- Ltd Ed of 500 $277.00 $125.00 None 18 04/04/07
5:46 PM
GMP 1/12 2004 Chevrolet Corvette C5-R Red Jewel Prototype $257.00 $256.00 None 23 04/03/07
8:16 PM
GMP 1/12 Ron Fellows/Johnny O'Connell/Oliver Gavin #3 GM Goodwrench Service 2002 Sebring Corvette C5-R $271.00 $270.00 None 26 04/02/07
9:02 PM
Hot Wheels 1/18 Chevrolet Corvette C6 - Silver $17.00 $16.00 None 5 04/02/07
7:55 PM
GMP 1/12 2006 Menards Chevrolet Corvette C5-R $254.00 $253.00 None 22 04/02/07
7:22 PM
Eagle's Race 1/18 1967 Ferrari 412 P - LeMans $50.00 $41.00 None 18 04/01/07
10:15 PM
GMP 1/12 Ron Fellows, John Paul Jr., Chris Kneifel #2 1999 Corvette C5R- Daytona- Ltd Ed of 500 $216.00 $215.00 None 22 04/01/07
9:06 PM
GMP 1/64 2003 Corvette C5-R Racing Cars and Hauler $24.00 $10.00 None 10 04/01/07
6:26 PM
GMP 1/12 2006 Menards Chevrolet Corvette C5-R $233.00 $135.00 None 17 03/28/07
10:40 PM
GMP 1/12 2003 Chevrolet Corvette #50 Compuware- Pilgrim/Collins/Gavin- Le Mans $266.00 $236.00 None 24 03/28/07
8:36 PM
GMP 1/12 2004 Chevrolet Corvette C5-R Red Jewel Prototype $247.00 $150.00 None 17 03/28/07
7:44 PM
GMP 1/12 Ron Fellows, John Paul Jr., Chris Kneifel #2 1999 Corvette C5R- Daytona- Ltd Ed of 500 $251.00 $50.00 None 21 03/28/07
5:38 PM
GMP 1/64 2003 Corvette C5-R Racing Cars and Hauler $28.00 $4.00 None 12 03/27/07
7:14 PM
GMP 1/12 2003 Chevrolet Corvette #50 Compuware- Pilgrim/Collins/Gavin- Le Mans $247.00 $246.00 None 23 03/23/07
7:00 PM
GMP 1/12 2006 Menards Chevrolet Corvette C5-R $221.00 $140.00 None 15 03/23/07
5:50 PM
GMP 1/12 2004 Chevrolet Corvette C5-R Red Jewel Prototype $227.00 $40.00 None 19 03/18/07
5:55 PM
GMP 1/12 2004 Chevrolet Corvette C5-R Red Jewel Prototype $226.00 $50.00 None 14 03/14/07
9:40 PM
AutoArt 1/18 1999 Chevrolet Corvette- Callaway C12 "Muko" $50.00 $15.00 None 13 03/13/07
10:05 PM
Action 1/18 Dale Earnhardt Jr./Tony Stewart/Wallace #2 Rolex 24 at Daytona 2004 Prototype- Raced Version w/ Tire Piece $41.00 $40.00 None 12 03/11/07
9:35 PM
Action 1/18 Jeff Gordon #24 DuPont 2000 Chevrolet Monte Carlo $30.00 $25.00 None 14 03/11/07
5:10 PM

John Shiels

he's back!

he is Mann88 on gomotor and Mann44 on ebay. buying for 220-240 and selling for 359-400+

John Shiels

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