Swoopo Shill Bidders

On Shill Bidders

I’ve handled a few emails from skeptical Swoopo bidders in the past few days. They are interested in Swoopo, but ask “Can you prove there aren’t shill bidders on Swoopo?”

Bad news: I can’t

No, I can’t prove their aren’t shill bidders on Swoopo. And I cannot prove that UFOs aren’t real and that aliens haven’t secretly been walking the earth for years.

Here’s what I can tell you…

Swoopo has existed for a few years now. They’ve had employees come in and out of the company and currently employ no fewer than a few dozen employees. They have offices in California as well as Germany. They received venture funding in 2006 in Germany and again in 2009 by a major venture capital firm in the United States.

With Swoopo Analytics, we track almost every single auction on Swoopo. We can see the bidding history of every single bidder. We’ve haven’t noticed a single thing in all this data that would suggest shill bidders.

I’ve read every single article and study written about Swoopo I can possibly find. They all have interesting conclusions regarding the Swoopo business model. But none has ever suggested with any proof that Swoopo does anything other than run auctions exactly as they describe.

I’ve won items on Swoopo’s site and received them exactly as described and in short order.

A healthy dose of skepticism is good for everyone. But at the end of the day, you need to rely on facts.