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shill bidding
A seller is flagrantly using shill bidders to inflate the selling price,its ridiculous just check the bidding log on items like Messier signed jersey or signed football helmets.
richgiants11
Posted Sep 11, 2026 at 6:15 PM · Edited Sep 11, 2026 at 6:57 PM·Last reply Sep 12, 2026 at 12:32 AM
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eburtonlab
MentorSep 12, 2026 at 12:32 AM@richgiants11
How can you determine if an anonymous bidder's account is actually associated with the seller, as opposed to a sport bidder or a competing seller intent on causing problems for the seller?
jacbarcollectibles
MentorSep 11, 2026 at 6:54 PMeBay has ways of monitoring auctions for shill bidding. It is not as easy as many bidders would assume. If eBay finds shilling they will remove the seller from the site.