Suggestion: eBay sticky to avoid cross-bidding.

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Originally Posted by Labarum

Rigging an auction?

I don't know. I am not a lawyer.

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Well it seems you can't post nothing on a forum without soemone bringing legal matters into place.. Really fucks me off this place sometimes :steam:

Chill brothas.... There's nothing legal to worry about here :cool:

Marco.

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Originally Posted by Andre

I think steve might have started this topic after seeing this or maybe not

http://theartofsound.net/forum/showthread.php?t=5756

Where i was pulling Guillaume leg over his Onix amps defeat..Steve may have took post No.9 literally where as it later comes apparent on post No.10/11 that i was just having a bit of fun..But it's a perfect example of why it's not a great idea to tell what you intend to bid for..I could have easily seen this threat & bid against Guillaume.

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Er.... no actually. Just thought there may have been cases where we were bidding against each other without knowing. Not an issue as such but just silly if one person was desperate and the other (such as possibly me) just an 'unrepentant box-swapper'

So, is this very nice idea of sticky active ? I missed the post, or what ? :o

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Originally Posted by Andre

I think steve might have started this topic after seeing this or maybe not

http://theartofsound.net/forum/showthread.php?t=5756

Where i was pulling Guillaume leg over his Onix amps defeat..Steve may have took post No.9 literally where as it later comes apparent on post No.10/11 that i was just having a bit of fun..But it's a perfect example of why it's not a great idea to tell what you intend to bid for..I could have easily seen this threat & bid against Guillaume.

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Actually it was me that let Guillame know about the OA601's on US ebay when I'd decided not to bid on them. I also posted two other known Onix fans, knowing they'd been searching for 601's. Of course that might have started a bidding war between them so it was a bit of a tricky decision. Also now I see Guillame's posts professing his intention to buy up all the world's Onix I wonder what the hell I was thinking of. But I think this idea of providing communication about ebay sales is a great idea. And something on the lines of Twelvebears's private message system sounds good.

Hi 'Elephantears',

Welcome to AOS!

Before going any further, could you do me a favour please and pop into the Welcome area and introduce yourself to our members, giving your real first name, basic geographic location, system details and music tastes?

This is the required procedure for all new members joining our community - cheers!

Marco.

Great idea, personally i think a private area for announcing an intention to bid would be the way to go, all you need to do is start a thread stating the ebay item number, also have it so no replies can be left on the thread and then make forum members aware of the protocol. i.e. i want to bid on an item, so i start a thread in a private area to members only, then any other members who have spotted the same item and want to bid, send pm's to the thread starter, and then it's the thread starters responsibility to keep everyone informed as to who is going to bid and prices etc.

At the end of the day it's a good idea but it relies on the honnesty of the forum members.

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Originally Posted by Labarum

Are there any legal issues that might arise from introducing such a mechanism to the board?

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Techincally This may constitute a "bidding Ring" which in my deepest past as motor dealer,was against the law.That would be one buyer bidding on an item, whilst other interested bidders refrained, then the ownership of the item would be settled on the toss of a coin, or "stand out" payments made.IE i wont toss a coin for ownership,but am willing to sell my share for X amount.Still happens though as its virtually impossible to police.Might cause different complications, on line though as its visible, not reliant on a few nods and winks.;)