Discrete use of User Id Kept Private

[marthi_in1]

Most of the sellers (some of them are reputed!) especially in the Jewellery and Watch group are increasing using the feature of "User Id kept private". This is really creating a credible doubt in buyers like me whether this is being to used by the seller or sellers' agent to artificially hike the price of the item. As I observed, there used to be very high bids by users with no buying history and they repeatedly used to figure in most of the bids in the catogory of Jewellery and Watches taking the bids to very high amounts.

I feel this feature to be allowed very discretely by Ebay.

I for myself would be more comfortable to bid if I know that I am bidding along with more credible and non-fake buyers. I prefer to know by co-bidders' history to know I am competing with a genuine buyer.

Can you please look into this and let me know your opinion?

Marthi U N Sarma

[barker333]

I completely agree with this posting. When I bid, I am the only person who's ID shows. I have had a feeling that someone is trying to rais the bid level. How does one bid with the private listing as these people are doing. I feel I need to do the same if that is the way it is going to be done.

[barker333]

I completely agree with this posting. When I bid, I am the only person who's ID shows. I have had a feeling that someone is trying to raise the bid level. How does one bid with the private listing as these people are doing. I feel I need to do the same if that is the way it is going to be done.

[spl_ind]

You will not see other bidders ID because eBay has programmed it that way. Sellers have nothing to do with all this.