Bidder bots?
I was just curious maybe bidder bots maybe not. Ebayer with like 16k feedback, but does not sell on Ebay. I sell alot of Nintendo games I'm sure you all do. Sometimes I have a stack of like 60 I have to list. I try to be competitve, so I list cheapest BIN price at time of listing with best offer. I have the same bidder regardless of day, or time. Of course If I list to low they buy within 10 seconds. Most of the time they send me an offer within 10 seconds of the listing regardless of what time if day it is. Maybe a bot set up with preselected prices for games? I don't know bots work, and the hours it would take to input the price you want for each game listed. Maybe it dosen't work like this at all. I am not against the practice. I could see how someone like this bidder would rack up sales rather quickly.
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Maybe a bot set up with preselected prices for games? I don't know bots work, and the hours it would take to input the price you want for each game listed.
Well, you only have to set it up once and then let it run.
This is new to me. Question - How does someone with a bidder bot not end up purchasing tons of fakes?
I guess they filter out any listing that contains the word repro/reproduction or similar. Anyways if they somehow end up with a fake they can open a claim and have their money back.
Yeah, we've talked about this before. People have reported that games have sold and were paid before a page view was even generated, way too quick for any human to find it, click the listing, click buy, and do all the payment.
Maybe a bot set up with preselected prices for games? I don't know bots work, and the hours it would take to input the price you want for each game listed.
Well, you only have to set it up once and then let it run.
Guess they would also count out the people that list "This is not a repo" as well?
Yeah, we've talked about this before. People have reported that games have sold and were paid before a page view was even generated, way too quick for any human to find it, click the listing, click buy, and do all the payment.
Maybe a bot set up with preselected prices for games? I don't know bots work, and the hours it would take to input the price you want for each game listed.
Well, you only have to set it up once and then let it run.
Guess they would also count out the people that list "This is not a repo" as well?
But what if it was game taken out on a payment plan and has been repossessed, then what, huh?
This is new to me. Question - How does someone with a bidder bot not end up purchasing tons of fakes?
I havent had these bots hit me when I sell games, but when I sell school books I get them seconds after I list the item. I guess they scan the servers and just buy anything that pops up. I had one school book that I listed 3 times, each time with it being purchased no more than a minute after I clicked the list now button. Then an hour or so later I would get a cancelation notice for the auction. Super frustrating.
You can't tell me a dev hasn't thought of feeding images returned from eBay's API to software like Caffe (http://caffe.berkeleyvision.org/).
From their website:
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Is it Lukie Games lol ?
No, it is not Lukie Games. The experience I have had with Lukie I am under the impression they do not use bots. They do have multiple locations, and likely multiple people online checking auctions.
This is new to me. Question - How does someone with a bidder bot not end up purchasing tons of fakes?
My impression is that they only purchase disc games for consoles such as Gamecube, Wii, Wii U, or for consoles that do not have a reproduction issue at the moment.
Is it Lukie Games lol ?
No, it is not Lukie Games. The experience I have had with Lukie I am under the impression they do not use bots. They do have multiple locations, and likely multiple people online checking auctions.
That would be a big waste of manpower compared to a bot or two. Bots operate 24/7, don't get tired, and don't require a paycheck/bennies.
I think a couple of people have said that Lukie bought some of their game lots immediately upon posting.
This is new to me. Question - How does someone with a bidder bot not end up purchasing tons of fakes?
Usually it's not the stuff that gets faked a lot
Yes, some of the big guys have bidder bots unfortunately.
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It is all thanks to this stinkin technology.
Is it Lukie Games lol ?
No, it is not Lukie Games. The experience I have had with Lukie I am under the impression they do not use bots. They do have multiple locations, and likely multiple people online checking auctions.
That would be a big waste of manpower compared to a bot or two. Bots operate 24/7, don't get tired, and don't require a paycheck/bennies.
I think a couple of people have said that Lukie bought some of their game lots immediately upon posting.
I don't disagree that bots would be more efficient. I am not going to make a slander claim about Lukie Games without any proof. I just know Lukie Games operates from multiple locations. I have not had any instant purchases from them, but have had offers on items from Lukie Games that have been on the market a couple days.
Yes, some of the big guys have bidder bots unfortunately.
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It is all thanks to this stinkin technology.
I would just be curious if this was a program readily available to the public online, or a service that they specifically paid someone to create for them. (Maybe they have experience, and created it themselves).
It's not a slander against Lukie, as there isn't anything illegal or truly unethical going on, it just