What The Bloody Hell Is Going On With Yahoo Japan

[danatureboy]

Okay, so I'm all set to bid on this item http://www.rinkya.com/twview.pl?URL=http:/...ction/g44168915

waiting for the last minute, so that no one out bids me, but like maybe 5 hours before the auction ends, the price is way too high (like 56 000 yen) which is above my max, so I figure its a done deal right? Wrong, look at the ending price, 22 500 ???!!!?? WTF is going on here?, I remember checking the bid history and there were like 4 other bidders that for sure bid over this amount? I was a little concerned, because one of he high bidders had no feedback ( but he didn't have the high bid of 56 000, someone else did, and someone was below the 56 000 bid and did have feedback).

I guess, I'm just also really peeved, because it was won at such a great price, but still, It really boggles my mind? Are bids easily retractable on Yahoo Japan (ah, I changed me mind - *retract*). What's to stop people from cancelling Willy - Nilly then? What's to stop people ffrom getting a friend to push the bid ridiculously high , and then have said friend retract the bid at the last minute, making the purchase price really low.

Arrrghhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and I really wanted that too.

Edited May 16, 2006 by danatureboy

[Jolly Rogers]

I looked at the detailed bid history and saw no retractions:

http://www.rinkya.com/twview.pl?URL=http:/...4168915&typ=log

It might be possible that the seller saw a bid he believed to be phony and canceled that person's bid, but it should show up in the complete bid history if that was the case.