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I really don't understand why so many people on these boards insist on ignoring the fact that what people like myself are pointing to is just blatant shilling. Those sellers whose items always sell with the top bid being a (0) FB bidder are shill bid...

Yup, in addition to the standard automatic shill method mudshark described, the method you mentioned is something I've seen a lot. It may not be as effective, but they must have a reason for doing it, and have ways of working around the negatives. So...

Thanks for clarifying the typical shilling method. Regardless of method used though, and despite fees and time delays incurred (often not respected legally as you described), the standard method you describe is indeed being employed rampantly, at lea...

Thanks for the thoughtful reply. I'm aware this is an old thread, but considering the responses emphasizing that shilling is rare and perception thereof is usually mistaken, I thought someone should inject a different perspective into this conversati...

And yet it can be done to "attempt" to drive the auction price up, and if the seller doesn't get what they want and they "win" their own auction (always the 0 feedback buyer entering late in bidding), they simply relist the item and repeat the proces...