2011 QQ eBay Shocker Log

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I would just like to point out that all is not what it seems at this eShop.
I was actually following this. It was up at $200 for couple of hours and then the price was dropped to $9.87 and was "Snapped up" in the space of 2 seconds. They do the same with other "Hard To Get" SACDs too. Only yesterday Depeche Mode Violator SACD was $120 for a couple of hours and then in the last few seconds the price dropped to £10 and was "snapped up" immediately.
There is probably a term for this behaviour like "Shill Bidding" for auctions.
They are probably hoping that somebody like piotrus will advertise the sale on a forum like this. Oh look Love Box for $10.
You will see a lot of Can, Diana Krall, Bob Dylan Eric Clapton,Kinks, and Classical SACDs for $10 also, and these are only worth a tenner anyway so the prices are not altered in these cases.

I watch this seller with interest due to the 'bargains' that appear which I miss.

I posted earlier that I bought but did not receive The Wall for a few pounds. When it did not appear I was not suprised, they gave some rubbish about failing QC blah blah blah. Whereas another SACD arrived, bought at the same time and had passed QC despite having major cracks in the case.

What I can't settle in my mind though is that with the number of listings they have there is bound to be a few unhappy customers. Over 65,000 feedbacks in the last month.The tally of nuetral and negative is around 2000 in that period but the same negatives keeps arrising.

I counted once their listings in a day to see if there was a time when the listings came on line, thinking of business hours etc. They were listing something like 15,000 a day all they way through the day (almost 8 pages 200 per page).

I would love to know who bought Lovebox and lets face it if you saw it avaialble "Buy now" for $10.00 are you going to wait around for a reply to a question? They will refund if the item is wrong.

I also cannot understand how listing Violator for $120 then dropping it to $15 is a Shill Bid, I thought Shill Bidding was false bids to drive the price up. Lets face it Lovebox $10, $25, $50, $100 - all going to be snapped up as a bargain, hell even $200 would be a good buy!

Don't get me wrong here I do not trust them and am not defending them I am just intriuged (some might say obssed lol) by this company and its actions and would like to figure out what they are up to cause it seems weird to me.

They also changed their name around 6 months ago from zoverstocksuk which is very similar to an Amazon seller still trading, could be that the name change was due to a conflict in names, could be the same outfit.
 
I also cannot understand how listing Violator for $120 then dropping it to $15 is a Shill Bid, I thought Shill Bidding was false bids to drive the price up. Lets face it Lovebox $10, $25, $50, $100 - all going to be snapped up as a bargain, hell even $200 would be a good buy!
If you took the time to read what I said, I never called the practice "Shill Bidding",This is what I actually said. "There is probably a term for this behaviour like "Shill Bidding" for auctions."
Please read carefully before posting and putting words in peoples mouths.
 
If you took the time to read what I said, I never called the practice "Shill Bidding",This is what I actually said. "There is probably a term for this behaviour like "Shill Bidding" for auctions."
Please read carefully before posting and putting words in peoples mouths.

I don't want this to become a flaming issue so please bear with me over this.

In no way was I disagreeing with you, critisizing you, questioning your comments or trying to put words in your mouth.

I was simply musing that I could not uderstand the actions of the seller, Shill Bidding is a means of driving the price up and I understand how this works. What I cannot uderstand is how their action of listing at a high price then dropping it benifits them in any way. In fact it is so odd I doubt if there is a term for it !

After reading your comment and re-reading that part of my post I can see how you might have took offense and I apologise for that but it was not the intention of the post to critisize you at all.
 
I don't want this to become a flaming issue so please bear with me over this.

In no way was I disagreeing with you, critisizing you, questioning your comments or trying to put words in your mouth.

I was simply musing that I could not uderstand the actions of the seller, Shill Bidding is a means of driving the price up and I understand how this works. What I cannot uderstand is how their action of listing at a high price then dropping it benifits them in any way. In fact it is so odd I doubt if there is a term for it !

After reading your comment and re-reading that part of my post I can see how you might have took offense and I apologise for that but it was not the intention of the post to critisize you at all.
No Problem, you can make up your own mind about EStocks
 
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After reading your comment and re-reading that part of my post I can see how you might have took offense and I apologise for that but it was not the intention of the post to critisize you at all.

IMO You are better off not commenting to anything he says.
 
Well Violator is back again for $15.48 - anyone gonna take a punt, go on anyone. (I've already got that)

I actually bought some DVD-Audio's myself last night. Maybe the theory is right - "hook em in with a bargain "they missed" and they will keep coming back for more untill they eventually buy something else"

I will report in whether I have a loser or a winner tattoo acroos my forhead !
 
We should start a thread for people who actually won a high profile SACD on this site for £10.00. By high profile I mean Love Box, Violator, Tubular Bells, Toto 4 etc. I would doubt that there are very many if any.

Well I am supposed to be getting -

Rumours DVD-A
Hotel California DVD-A
Billion Dollar Babies DVD-A

Paid just over $30 for each, not as high profile as, say, Lovebox but still on the list of wants.

Lets see if any of these three make it through the "rigorous QC control" and get to me!

Could have had Violater, it was there whilst I was posting so it could have been mine but I have it already.
 
HOLY CRAP! Took me over 2 hours to do this update. This is getting old folks, hope it was worth it! :)

Thanks again to everyone who seeks out these SHOCKERS that I always seem to miss...........

FORMAT
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ARTIST/TITLE/NOTES
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eBay ITEM No.
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PRICE
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NEW

RM|STEELY DAN PRETZEL LOGIC| 350482759423 |$0269.99|
NEW!!

SQ|PINK FLOYD ATOM HEART MOTHER| 260828296909 |$0222.97|
NEW!!

SQ|SANTANA LIVE IN JAPAN (JAPAN)| 380333728417 |$0199.99|
NEW!!

CD-4|STYLISTICS LETS PUT IT ALL TOGETHER| 220820680990 |$0167.50|
NEW!!

CD-4|JACKSON 5 LIVE IN JAPAN (JAPAN)| 170670322724 |$0119.99|
NEW!!

Q8|BOB DYLAN NASHVILLE SKYLINE (CANADA)| 250864087773 |$0102.50|
NEW!!

Q4|JETHRO TULL AQUALUNG| 260826990342 |$0102.50|
NEW!!

SQ|PINK FLOYD DARK SIDE OF THE MOON (UK)| 260828873137 |$0256.87|
NEW!!

CD-4|ELVIS PRESLEY TODAY| 220830630719 |$0122.50|
NEW!!

SQ|PINK FLOYD ATOM HEART MOTHER| 350489239741 |$0108.07|
NEW!!

Q8|MICHAEL NESMITH MAGNETIC SOUTH| 220846442946 |$0122.39|
NEW!!

Q8|PINK FLOYD DARK SIDE OF THE MOON (UK)| 220846447969 |$0338.80|
NEW!!

CD-4|ELVIS PRESLEY TODAY| 260847408543 |$0102.50|
NEW!!

CD-4|ALICE COOPER MUSCLE OF LOVE| 320751938572 |$0103.50|
NEW!!

CD-4|HOT BUTTER POPCORN| 250877846076 |$0105.49|
NEW!!

CD-4|ELVIS PRESLEY PROMISED LAND| 260847406564 |$0137.50|
NEW!!

Q8|AEROSMITH TOYS IN THE ATTIC| 280696070532 |$0149.99|
NEW!!

Q4|ZZ TOP TRES HOMBRES| 320750694161 |$0150.00|
NEW!!

CD-4|LOU REED METAL MACHINE MUSIC| 350490731992 |$0199.99|
NEW!!

CD-4|ELVIS PRESLEY TODAY| 160656679133 |$0152.50|
NEW!!

CD-4|CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL GOLD| 220862841094 |$0109.50|
NEW!!

SQ|BARCLAY JAMES HARVEST ONCE AGAIN| 330615652125 |$0106.96|
NEW!!

Q8|TED NUGENT FREE FOR ALL| 200655254789 |$0103.50|
NEW!!

SQ|BLOOD SWEAT AND TEARS| 360396625805 |$0100.00|
NEW!!

Q4|DOORS BEST OF| 320766837391 |$0113.50|
NEW!!

Q4|JETHRO TULL AQUALUNG| 320767198655 |$0178.50|
NEW!!

SQ|PINK FLOYD DARK SIDE OF THE MOON (UK)| 270806952141 |$0124.99|
NEW!!

Q4|DEEP PURPLE STORMBRINGER| 320767201898 |$0138.50|
NEW!!

Q4|DEEP PURPLE MACHINE HEAD| 320766835896 |$0160.93|
NEW!!

SQ|PINK FLOYD DARK SIDE OF THE MOON (PINK VINYL AUS)| 180733008296 |$0196.92|
NEW!!

Q8|CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL GOLD| 170702363233 |$0201.50|
NEW!!

Q4|GUESS WHO BEST OF| 320766838969 |$0205.05|
NEW!!

Q4|DEEP PURPLE MACHINE HEAD| 260862218800 |$0256.51|
NEW!!
SACD |ISLEY BROTHERS 3+3| 220863429782 |$0143.32|
NEW!!
SACD |TOTO IV| 140610691003 |$0129.99|
NEW!!
SACD |GOTAN PROJECT LA REVANCHA DEL TANGO| 220862957538 |$0387.89|
NEW!!
SACD |PAUL VAN DYK REFLECTIONS| 220857960049 |$0185.84|
NEW!!
DVD-AUDIO |YES JVC PROMO SAMPLER| 120783887256 |$0117.50|
NEW!!
SACD |CAN 5.1 PROMO COMPILATION| 290604152892 |$0170.00|
NEW!!
SACD |ERA VERY BEST OF| 220842182627 |$0168.66|
NEW!!
SACD |LOVEBOX GROOVE ARMADA| 120776109947 |$0128.07|
NEW!!
SACD |SCORPIONS MOMENT OF GLORY| 110735494652 |$1211.00|
NEW!!
SACD |BECK SEA CHANGE| 320744208060 |$0139.25|
NEW!!
SACD |TOTO IV| 220836542036 |$0167.10|
NEW!!
SACD |SARAH BRIGHTMAN LA LUNA| 330595877215 |$0213.50|
NEW!!
SACD |GOTAN PROJECT LA REVANCHA DEL TANGO| 140587754410 |$0138.15|
NEW!!
SACD |OST - E.T.| 220826968084 |$0134.92|
NEW!!
SACD |LOVEBOX GROOVE ARMADA| 250869976929 |$0271.00|
NEW!!
SACD |LOVEBOX GROOVE ARMADA| 320739156041 |$0270.00|
NEW!!
DVD-AUDIO |ERIC JOHNSON AH VIA MUSICOM| 220825046684 |$0104.63|
NEW!!
SACD |LOVEBOX GROOVE ARMADA| 320752739533 |$0384.00|
NEW!!
SACD |PAUL VAN DYK REFLECTIONS| 320754836884 |$0535.87|
NEW!!
 
I, for one, really appreciate it even though I have showed up here once or twice lookng like a big fat sucker. Oh well, sometimes you gotta pay to get what you want when you want it!

Ken from northern Alberta
 
Hello John,
In your latest shocker log update, for the Groove Armada SACD was done in a dyslexic fashion. This is usually caused by a magician pulling a habit out of a rat. It is the last Groove Armada Love Box entry you have it as:

GROOVEBOX LOVE ARMADA 120776109947 $0128.07 NEW!!


The Groove box is where the love armada's goal is to gain entry
 
Hello John,
In your latest shocker log update, for the Groove Armada SACD was done in a dyslexic fashion. This is usually caused by a magician pulling a habit out of a rat. It is the last Groove Armada Love Box entry you have it as:

GROOVEBOX LOVE ARMADA 120776109947 $0128.07 NEW!!


The Groove box is where the love armada's goal is to gain entry


Thanks Green. That was funny, I think after 2 hrs, my brain and eyes were about fed up with the Shocker Log. Good thing I didn't have an entry "Arms Brothers - Dires in Straits!" :)
 
Hi, just another shocking auction: Sarah Brightman's Eden SACD new & sealed just for 587.00 US!

http://www.ebay.com/itm/SARAH-BRIGH...64?pt=Music_CDs&hash=item5d308ff6f4#cvip_desc

Now heres a good question about this particular auction. Why did the seller mark each bid as "private listing - bidders' identities protected".
Why would anybody so this?
On a side note, there is another sealed Sarah Brightman Eden SACD again from Taiwan on sale "Buy It Now" for $488.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Sarah-Brigh...180742497928?pt=Music_CDs&hash=item2a1517a688
Hmmmmmm. :confused:
 
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