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I don’t get it. How could the reserve already be met for an old laptop with some malware on it? Current bid is $1,200,750. Is the “artist” very famous or somet
by downandout 7y ago
I don’t get it. How could the reserve already be met for an old laptop with some malware on it? Current bid is $1,200,750. Is the “artist” very famous or something?
- edoo 7y agoYes I'd like to know how he is getting over $1M for this. I have an old laptop that would likely hold at least 7 pieces of malware.
- larrybeck 7y agoPure scam in operation here, no one is actually paying over $1M for this piece of junk chock full of viruses.
- ncmncm 7y agoIt's not uncommon -- especially where you don't have to pay an auctioneer -- to enter some number of fake bids to make it evident bidding has started. When there's just one, you can assume that happened, and impute no dishonesty. The reason an auctioneer matters is they typically are paid a (sometimes decreasing) percentage of the final bid, or a (sometimes lower) percentage of the reserve, if there are no bids. But details vary.
- 1023bytes 7y agoI checked the source of the page and there is a state object from Nuxt.js SSR. It says "totalBids:0"
- Thorrez 7y agoIt could be fake troll bids. Internet auctions of items deemed "funny" often accumulate a lot of fake bids from trolls who don't intend to pay. https://www.ebay.com/itm/Artists-Beanie-/111913567870 https://www.ebay.com/itm/Artists-Beanie-/111913567870