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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;physics-fan3.14, post: 2978975, member: 19165&quot;]Drastic jumps in the bid price isn&#039;t necessarily a sign of shill bidding. It could just be two buyers who escalate the price. If a coin starts at 99 cents, and the first bidder bids $100, as soon as the second bidder bids $125 it&#039;s going to jump up to $100. That&#039;s not shill bidding - that&#039;s how an auction works. </p><p><br /></p><p>A better sign of shill bidding is, if you look at the bid patterns, if there is one person who&#039;s bidding up just an increment or two at a time. The shill is trying to max out the bid. So it&#039;s at $100, and he bids $105, $110, $115, $120.... trying to find your max and then hopes you bid one more increment. This is to eke out every dollar he can from you.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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