Is GunBroker.com rigged?

[yoni]

I currently am bidding on two different firearms on gun broker, and several days before one auction was due to end and 9 days before the second one was to end, the same named entity came on and bid the price up on both items.

To the best of my ability to check this entity has never bought or sold a gun on gunbroker.

It smells like price manipulation to me.

The guns were steady at a lower price, I took top bid on both guns and held it for about 48 hours , then this joker that has never bought or sold anything jacks the price on both guns by $700 to 800. Then he just is gone, after I regain top bid again.

Is their anything I can d about this practice?

[Pappabear]

Sounds fishy , but it might be hard to prove something. I mostly do Buy now prices.

PB

[MAUSER202]

What you’re describing is called shill bidding. There are a few sellers on GB that this behavior occurs regularly. If you didn’t bid again and the shill bidder remained the high bid the items likely would be relisted

[jpmuscle]

Hate the player don’t hate the game yoni


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[Straight Shooter]

What you’re describing is called shill bidding. There are a few sellers on GB that this behavior occurs regularly. If you didn’t bid again and the shill bidder remained the high bid the items likely would be relisted

Mauser is correct.. there are several reuglar sellers who do that crap.
There is also contact info on Gunbroker to notify them of this, maybe they can look into a specific seller.

[CWM11B]

Yeah, the way to deal with that is bid on what you want at closing. I've seen what you describe several times.

[Inkslinger]

Hate the player don’t hate the game yoni


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Exactly. It is an auction after all. Shill or not, it’s the nature of the beast.

[yoni]

I am starting to investigate such rubbish. If you have had the same problem do a screen capture and send it to me.

I also have sent an email to GB.

Lastly give me your ideas on how we could eliminate this practice. I think if a person has never bought a gun, they should have a trial period where their bidding is subject to review .

[docsherm]

I currently am bidding on two different firearms on gun broker, and several days before one auction was due to end and 9 days before the second one was to end, the same named entity came on and bid the price up on both items.

To the best of my ability to check this entity has never bought or sold a gun on gunbroker.

It smells like price manipulation to me.

The guns were steady at a lower price, I took top bid on both guns and held it for about 48 hours , then this joker that has never bought or sold anything jacks the price on both guns by $700 to 800. Then he just is gone, after I regain top bid again.

Is their anything I can d about this practice?

It is a free market economy. If they have a third party jack up the price........ move on. Don't do business with them. Nobody is forcing you to bid/buy anything.

[Arik]

It is a free market economy. If they have a third party jack up the price........ move on. Don't do business with them. Nobody is forcing you to bid/buy anything.

This. Have a price in mind and stuck to it. I'll bid to X and one penny over is no longer of any interest and I move on like it never existed. Even when it's in my price range but someone jacks the price up by $700 I'm also done and out of there. I prefer my money over chunks of metal and plastic