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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;umtrr-author, post: 204956, member: 5719&quot;]I understand what you&#039;re saying.&nbsp; It would seem a little suspect if we extrapolate that the aim was to secure someone else&#039;s &quot;winning&quot; bid at $300, just besting Bidder 5. </p><p><br /></p><p>Based on the activity, though, I think that between Bidders 6 7 and 8 the final answer would have been pretty close to that $300 mark, so Bidder 5 (and 4 for that matter) didn&#039;t really play in the ultimate result.&nbsp; Perhaps Bidder 9 might have gotten a slightly better deal at the end, but I kind of doubt it.</p><p><br /></p><p>For me a more certain clue that shill bidding is taking place is when a bids early on are quickly matched multiple times by the same opponent.&nbsp; I&#039;ve had this happen to me... bid $x and within 5 minutes Bidder 2 is on top with $x + minimum.&nbsp;&nbsp; Then I outbid Bidder 2, and Bidder 2 outbids me... and then, Bidder 2 is out of luck because I&#039;m done.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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