Have You Seen This Miniature Ebay Auction??? [Archive]

dd50

01-27-2005, 02:51 PM

Wow! Will you look at the prices she's getting for these?!

I'm wondering why they're going for so much ... I mean, I'm not saying they're not really cute .. they are ... but wow .. the prices that folks are paying for these little pieces are amazing!

Here it is: http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZtinybitsofmagic

I bet she's doing the happy dance! LOL ...

Dee

Lady Rando

01-27-2005, 03:05 PM

Interesting that it's the same 2 bidders and that one of them uses a name mashira. The name she signs the bottom of the auction with is mar. Don't know, looks off to me. Looks like some shill bidding going on.

Pilan

01-27-2005, 04:15 PM

I agree with Tam. Very suspicious. If you go and look the feedback is soo much alike its tells me this could be someone with mulitiple identities driving up their own reputation in art. Compare feedback from several people and see if they don't sound too much alike.

It sometimes is never as it seems.

blondheim12

01-27-2005, 09:41 PM

I don't mean to be unkind but I really don't see why they would go for such high bids.
Love,
Linda

dd50

01-28-2005, 08:10 AM

Interesting that it's the same 2 bidders and that one of them uses a name mashira. The name she signs the bottom of the auction with is mar. Don't know, looks off to me. Looks like some shill bidding going on.

Hi Tamara,

What's shill bidding?

The whole thing DOES seem strange ... only because these pieces (all though cute) just don't seem to be something that would get such high prices.

The name thing IS strange ... isn't it?

Dee

dd50

01-28-2005, 08:12 AM

I agree with Tam. Very suspicious. If you go and look the feedback is soo much alike its tells me this could be someone with mulitiple identities driving up their own reputation in art. Compare feedback from several people and see if they don't sound too much alike.

It sometimes is never as it seems.

Hi Pilan,

Yeah, you're right ... the feedback does sound funny. It just all looks odd to me, cause I just can't figure out why one would pay such high prices for these pieces ... unless they were from a very well known artist.

Am I being too critical? :confused:

Dee

dd50

01-28-2005, 08:13 AM

I don't mean to be unkind but I really don't see why they would go for such high bids.
Love,
Linda

Hi Linda,

That's ok ... I was thinking the same thing. :)

Dee

Lady Rando

01-28-2005, 08:34 AM

Hi Tamara,

What's shill bidding?

The whole thing DOES seem strange ... only because these pieces (all though cute) just don't seem to be something that would get such high prices.

The name thing IS strange ... isn't it?

Dee
Shill bidding is when someone opens several accounts and then bids on their own auctions to increase the value/visability of their item or they get friends/family to bid on their items. A sale never really happens if they or their friends wins and if it's not caught by ebay then they end up paying the FVF themselves. But, those that do it figure the cost is worth the risk. BTW it is illegal and can get a seller kick off ebay.

wayfarer

01-29-2005, 05:08 AM

I know her. I met her at an art show here in Minnesota. She is a very sweet, nice person. It was the same thing at the art show; her pieces were colorful, the prints well done. She did very well at that show then, so I suppose this really doesn't surprise me too much. I envy her, getting those prices. :envy:

Chris

dd50

01-29-2005, 02:12 PM

I know her. I met her at an art show here in Minnesota. She is a very sweet, nice person. It was the same thing at the art show; her pieces were colorful, the prints well done. She did very well at that show then, so I suppose this really doesn't surprise me too much. I envy her, getting those prices. :envy:

Chris

Hi Chris,

I'm not saying anything against her personally ... but I just don't "get" it, that there are 7 bids on a 6" x 1 1/4" wood bird that's not painted any better than many artists could do ... and the high bid is now $82.00 !!!!

That's $82.00 for this piece:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=2461&item=5552767405&rd=1

I just can't fathom it ... even for a very talented artist .... somebody PLEASE tell me I'm NOT crazy. LOL!!

Dee

Lorijo

01-29-2005, 08:15 PM

I can't figure it either, you aren't crazy! I just wish I was getting those prices too! :envy: Lori

paintnuts

01-29-2005, 10:37 PM

Hi folks,
I'm an old lurker to this website but I couldn't help notice this post and had to comment. I've done some dabbling with selling miniatures on ebay just as a kind of a whim. I can honestly say, I don't know how this person is getting these high prices for her work. I personally think her work isn't all that good even though she is an accomplished artist. (its purely a personal preference though). Some of those pics look like something I've seen on greeting cards though, especially the ones with the pigs with wings.

It could very well be shill bidding - but if nobody reports the possibility to ebay, she will continue to get away with it. I know it sounds like "ratting on someone" but that is the only way ebay can be kept safe, if it police's itself. I had a lot of problems with some tole painting artists who I truly believe got away with this about a year or so ago.She was getting bids for over $100 for hand painted items that should have been selling at $10 to $20. Someone reported her to ebay for some other "infraction" of the ebay rules and ......funny thing, her items started selling at "normal" prices!!!

Just thought I'd throw in my 2 cents......hahaha