Had that happen to me with a motorcycle too. Wrote Yahoo and the guy
dissapeared soon therafter.
Ron
----- Original Message -----
From: Andrew Murphy <solex67@hotmail.com>
To: <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, June 01, 2001 4:29 PM
Subject: Sorta <OT> Auction Policies
> Hello All,
>
> A couple of weeks ago, I spotted an Auction for a 69 2000 on Yahoo that
> seemed to be a very good deal. It was listed as no reserve and there was
> some list interest in it. It climbed up to around 2500.00 or so and there
> was some list comments that the high bidder was located right where the
car
> was being offered- in Eads Co. Turns out there was a good reason the high
> bidder was in the same location as the car- it was the person offering the
> car.
>
> Well, the car is back again. I can only surmise that the seller bid on his
> own car trying to get the bid price up? Now the add says the guy will take
> 3000.00 for it.
>
> Is this legal? Can you advertise a no reserve auction and then not take
the
> highest bid by bidding on your own car? Sounds like fraud to me. Any legal
> people on the list know the answer?
>
> http://page.auctions.yahoo.com/auction/52222566
>
>
> Andrew Murphy
> 1964 1500
> 1967 2000 Solex
> SoCalROC
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