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<p>[QUOTE="Marshall, post: 3082902, member: 21705"]I'm more than willing to pay the next increment over the next highest legitimate bid according to the rules of the auction. But the seller is using the shill to discover my max bid, whether he was a part of it or not. THAT"S the unethical part.</p><p><br /></p><p>I find you position difficult to understand. If I wanted to bid according to other rules, I would bid differently. The old fashioned bidding was like that. </p><p><br /></p><p>But I take advantage of the incremental automatic bidding to keep my inflated max bid near market. That's the way it's set up. Those are the rules. That's why price discovery of individual bidders by shills is against eBay policy. </p><p><br /></p><p>In this case, the next highest bid was under $100 while my max bid was over $200. If I were bidding against a legitimate bidder, then I'm OK with it. But I don't bid against myself, ever![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Marshall, post: 3082902, member: 21705"]I'm more than willing to pay the next increment over the next highest legitimate bid according to the rules of the auction. But the seller is using the shill to discover my max bid, whether he was a part of it or not. THAT"S the unethical part. I find you position difficult to understand. If I wanted to bid according to other rules, I would bid differently. The old fashioned bidding was like that. But I take advantage of the incremental automatic bidding to keep my inflated max bid near market. That's the way it's set up. Those are the rules. That's why price discovery of individual bidders by shills is against eBay policy. In this case, the next highest bid was under $100 while my max bid was over $200. If I were bidding against a legitimate bidder, then I'm OK with it. But I don't bid against myself, ever![/QUOTE]
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