$500 Oiler?

[ChipS]

Current $510 bid for an Inland oiler on ebay. It's getting kinda slow here. Anyone care to speculate what this is all about?

Ebay auction #330835361280

WW2 US INLAND II M1 M1A1 Paratrooper Carbine Early Oiler Circa 1942 Rare! | eBay

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[Patrick Chadwick]

Maybe someone mistyped what should have been $5.10?

Not a joke. If the previous bid was, say, $5.00 and you want to raise to $5.10 by overtyping in the box, it is dreadfully easy to wipe out the decimal point when you enter the 10. E voilá - you have bid $510. Never overtype in the box, but always erase the figures from the previous bid and write the whole number afresh.

[painter777]

Hey Chip,
That's a RARE M1A1 PARATROOPER oiler


Here's the current bid history:
eBay.com Item Bid History

CH-P777

[painter777]

I just listed some extra Handguards.......
Wondering if I should go back and revise my auctions.........
M1A1 PARATROOPER HandGuards!!!!!!!!!!!

Sure hope the winner gets FREE SHIPPING!

LMAO
Charlie-Painter777

[Patrick Chadwick]

I would like to see the buyer's face when he meets someone who knows a bit about carbines and proudly shows off his "rarity"!

Looking on the bright side, I now realize that what I thought was half a dozen .30M1 oilers sitting in a spare parts drawer is, in fact, the wherewithal to buy a couple of Garands
And the one I use to hold the sling loop is worth more that the carbine it's attached to

Perhaps I could write to the second bidder and say "hey, you can have one of mine for only $499"

[Bill Hollinger]

Patrick, no mistake there! Here is the bidding history.

Member Id: n***e ( 267Feedback score is 100 to 499) US $510.00
02-Dec-12 09:08:55 EST

Member Id: c***f ( 26Feedback score is 10 to 49) US $500.00
02-Dec-12 14:46:58 EST

Member Id: c***f ( 26Feedback score is 10 to 49) US $400.00
02-Dec-12 14:46:36 EST

Member Id: c***f ( 26Feedback score is 10 to 49) US $300.00
02-Dec-12 14:46:15 EST

Member Id: c***f ( 26Feedback score is 10 to 49) US $250.00
02-Dec-12 14:45:56 EST

Member Id: c***f ( 26Feedback score is 10 to 49) US $200.99
02-Dec-12 14:45:16 EST

Member Id: c***f ( 26Feedback score is 10 to 49) US $175.00
02-Dec-12 14:44:51 EST

Member Id: c***f ( 26Feedback score is 10 to 49) US $125.00
02-Dec-12 14:44:29 EST

Member Id: n***e ( 267Feedback score is 100 to 499) US $75.55
02-Dec-12 09:04:52 EST

Member Id: c***f ( 26Feedback score is 10 to 49) US $75.00
02-Dec-12 14:43:51 EST

Member Id: r***r ( 2085Feedback score is 1000 to 4,999) US $73.00
02-Dec-12 00:13:13 EST

Member Id: n***e ( 267Feedback score is 100 to 499) US $50.50
01-Dec-12 21:54:20 EST

Member Id: e***s ( 431Feedback score is 100 to 499) US $42.00
01-Dec-12 23:41:50 EST

Member Id: b***3 ( 128Feedback score is 100 to 499) US $33.51
01-Dec-12 23:00:11 EST

Member Id: e***s ( 431Feedback score is 100 to 499) US $30.00
01-Dec-12 20:34:39 EST

Member Id: b***3 ( 128Feedback score is 100 to 499) US $27.30
29-Nov-12 19:37:13 EST

Member Id: u***n ( 548Feedback score is 500 to 999) US $25.51
29-Nov-12 13:15:59 EST

Member Id: d***d ( 1948Feedback score is 1000 to 4,999) US $22.00
28-Nov-12 11:44:16 EST

Member Id: u***n ( 548Feedback score is 500 to 999) US $21.51
29-Nov-12 13:15:27 EST

Member Id: 4***6 ( 220Feedback score is 100 to 499) US $15.00
26-Nov-12 10:41:13 EST

Member Id: e***s ( 431Feedback score is 100 to 499) US $15.00
26-Nov-12 23:03:43 EST

Member Id: r***a ( 609Feedback score is 500 to 999) US $13.99
26-Nov-12 15:49:26 EST

Member Id: r***a ( 609Feedback score is 500 to 999) US $10.99
26-Nov-12 15:49:14 EST

[JimF4M1s (Deceased)]

Pretty crazy bids for a $45-$50 oiler that's for sure. Heck, that measn I have $2500 in Inland oilers lying around.

The seller will be happy if the guy actually pays that amount for it.

[Capt Mil Coll]

Looks fishy. To me it looks like bidder C*****F is doing something called BUMPING. You get a friend to bump up the bids for you then if someone overbids you dont bid anymore. If you notice at least from what Bill Hollinger posted C******F over bid themselves. No one in their right mind would do that. It really should be reported to Ebay. Its against the rules.

[ChipS]

I have met this seller. He lives just a piece (that's what we call about 20 miles in Kentucky) down the road from me and I have dealt with him face to face. From my brief contact with him I judge him to be a knowledgable and serious private collector. In the past he has normally included very truthfull, knowledgable and factual descriptions of the militaria he sells, so I don't know what this "rare" stuff is all about. Maybe the times they are a changin'. I'm certainly not acusing him of shennannigans because of one squirrely bid but, as many of you are aware, I believe the shill bidding is pretty widespread online. I sure hope some poor unsuspecting guy doesn't end up with a $500 oiler.

[Bill Hollinger]

The first "I" looks really funky though, doesn't it? It sure does to me.