1979 Dodge Diplomat

https://www.ebay.com/itm/1979-Dodge-Other-/132619922000?_trksid=p2141725.m3641.l6368

 

Not bad, for a million miler. It even survived playing chicken with a herd of unsupervised cattle. Since it's ebay, I'm still digging for the hidden images of which might point to a six-banger, since no other engine is mentioned

 

I would guess it has a 225 slant 6 in it, but you could get a 318 or 360 V8 in them. and I have no idea whats with the LaBARON badge on the dash? But after 1,000,000 miles and its overall rough condition I would say its bid over its actual value already at $1,750.00. But I see it only has 1 bid by a bidder with ZERO bidding history. Can I smell a Shill Bidder?

 

Possibly, especially given that the bidder has zero feedback, but why would you employ a shill bidder on a car that no one wants? Other than this first bid, which is at the seller's starting price, there are no other bids. The point of shill bidding is to push up the price on something for which some interest has been shown and people have bid on it. It's not to generate interest in an item that otherwise has none. A '79 Dodge Diplomat with enough miles on it to go to and from the moon twice and that pretty much looks every one of those miles isn't exactly high on anyone's gotta-have list.

ebay says that shill bidding, despite all the talk about it, doesn't actually happen all that often.

https://www.ebay.com/gds/SHiLL-BIDD...ill-Bidders-On-Ebay-/10000000002559018/g.html

 

Well of course they do, it would not be in their best interest to say it did happen often.

Sometimes I think it happens just to try and make someone else think it is desired at that price. But as you say I have no proof that this example is or is not. Just an opinion.

I find it hard to believe that someone just joined ebay to bid on this must have item.

 

Going nowhere fast.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/133050231026?ul_noapp=true

 

This car has been on eBay and Craigslist off an on for at least a year. Still not sold and probably won’t at the current price.

 

Betcha the first bid takes it.