Im bidding on something on ebay and keep getting outbid by a couple of £.

So when i go into the bid history it is private but says bidder 6 for example and this bidder has 33% unique bids with the seller.

I think personally thats a bit too much as the guy only has 120 odd feeback.

If he wants a certain price why not put a reserve on the item instead of getting his mate to bid it up.

Oh well he can pay his final valuation fee's when his mate wins it

 

Maybe it means currently active bids? I dunno, but I do dislike the way you can't see who other bidders are, makes schill bidding so much easier.

 

Yeah i dont see why that made it like that so you cant see the user id's

The guy isnt selling anything else so the 33% is his overall bids with this seller out of every bid he has made on ebay.

 

Trouble with eBay is that putting a reserve on something costs a (comparatively) large amount so people will end up getting someone else to bid up the auction. Also, IIRC you can only put a reserve price on something £50 or more.

Bit of a silly system really as it encourages people to shill bid.