Same truck sells and then is relisted week after week

[98G]

I watched as the same truck was listed and sold three weeks in a row on GP.

I now see it happening again with another truck.

Item number changes, but serial number and miles/hours as well as pics clearly show that it's the same truck.

Trucks sell on Wednesday and then the truck shows back up the next day for the following Wednesday auction. This rules out nonpayment as the cause.

 

[Jwade]

Give me an item number and let me see what the explanation is

 

[98G]

685616, 711353, and 713911 are clearly all the same truck...

 

[mkcoen]

Yeh I bid on the same M1078, didn't win, then saw it come up again -TWICE. Seems just like straw bidders on eBay to help bump a seller's price.

 

[98G]

I make no accusations of straw bidding, but I can't figure an explanation... especially since I bid on it the first two weeks and was outbid, only to see it relisted...

 

[DanM7890]

I am very curious. Something going on!

 

[tobyS]

When I go to the sold ones and see the high prices, I become very skeptical. I've not bought one thing from GP but bought 10 + from GL.

Plus it's all so far away.

 

[Jwade]

685616, 711353, and 713911 are clearly all the same truck...

685616 was won by a well known steel soldiers member, there was a glitch where it showed he had been outbid which he sent a screen shot of and he went ahead and bought another vehicle so we Returned it. When it was relisted as 711353 it was sold and the buyer defaulted. It resold yesterday as 713911.

 

[Tom Thumb]

A glitch? Was that human or software error?

 

[98G]

711353 sold march 16, and was relisted march 17. Payment wasn't due until march 21. How does one default on a payment before payment is due?

I will only express admiration in the efficiency of relisting in such an expeditious manner. If only everything were processed so fast...

 

[Jwade]

I'm assuming it was software. His screen shot showed the system saying he was outbid. Ours showed him winning it.

 

[Jwade]

711353 sold march 16, and was relisted march 17. Payment wasn't due until march 21. How does one default on a payment before payment is due?

I will only express admiration in the efficiency of relisting in such an expeditious manner. If only everything were processed so fast...

When a buyer calls into Customer Service and says I didnt bid on this or I accidently bid on this or any of the other million reasons we are given they are assessed a Default fee and there acct is prohibited until they pay it. At that point it is a matter of clicking a few buttons to relist it.

 

[swbradley1]

I'm amazed that in 32 minutes we have had this many responses from GP.



Good show.

 

[98G]

I'm assuming it was software. His screen shot showed the system saying he was outbid. Ours showed him winning it.

I bid on it the first auction also. The truck shows sold at the opening bid, with a total of two bids placed.

 

[98G]

I'm amazed that in 32 minutes we have had this many responses from GP.



Good show.

Note to self - Take a screenshot of ANYTHING that might ever be needed.

 

[Jwade]

I'm amazed that in 32 minutes we have had this many responses from GP.



Good show.

I'm typically lurking here all day. Just not always needed.

 

[98G]

When a buyer calls into Customer Service and says I didnt bid on this or I accidently bid on this or any of the other million reasons we are given they are assessed a Default fee and there acct is prohibited until they pay it. At that point it is a matter of clicking a few buttons to relist it.

Jwade, I don't doubt for a moment your personal integrity. Clearly this truck is an outlier, and outliers by their nature attract attention.

Whoever won it in the 2nd week went after it seriously. They fought me back and forth on it. My final bid was $3k and they got it for $3100.

Upon seeing it listed again on the 17th I didn't bid on it. I figured either something VERY strange is going on, or there's some major undisclosed defect causing buyers to back out at the time of pick up.

 

[Jwade]

Jwade, I don't doubt for a moment your personal integrity. Clearly this truck is an outlier, and outliers by their nature attract attention.

Whoever won it in the 2nd week went after it seriously. They fought me back and forth on it. My final bid was $3k and they got it for $3100.

Upon seeing it listed again on the 17th I didn't bid on it. I figured either something VERY strange is going on, or there's some major undisclosed defect causing buyers to back out at the time of pick up.

I just pulled the notes on that buyer he is currently prohibited. He stated his soon to be exwife "stole" his login and bought this item. I am telling you guys we could write a book on the stuff we hear.

 

[steelandcanvas]

I am telling you guys we could write a book on the stuff we hear.

Like in: "Stephen King couldn't write this stuff?"

 

[DanM7890]

By all means please start a thread, that would keep me entertained for a while.opcorn: