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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;thedabbler, post: 1341251, member: 32800&quot;]The bidding sequence was:</p><p>1)&nbsp; e***l makes the initial bid</p><p>2)&nbsp; d***u makes a bunch of bids</p><p>3)&nbsp; d***u retracts one bid, leaving a high bid of $35</p><p>4)&nbsp; u***7 makes one bid for $36.36, becoming the high bidder and showing d***u&#039;s high bid</p><p>5)&nbsp; u***7 retracts the bid, making d***u the high bidder at the original bid</p><p>6)&nbsp; u***7 makes a new bid matching d***u&#039;s high bid (which was revealed in step 4)</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Look at the sequence again - d***u didn&#039;t make, change, or cancel any bids after u***7 started bidding.&nbsp; d***u&#039;s bid cancellation was before u***7 made a bid.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>u***7 made the high bid, revealing d***u&#039;s bid, retracted his high bid, and placed a new bid equaling d***u&#039;s bid.&nbsp; The sole purpose of u***7&#039;s bid was to make d***u pay the max amount bid.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>d***u can&#039;t be a shill bidder.&nbsp; With the exception of the first bid, none of the bids changed the high bid, including the bid retraction.</p><p><br /></p><p>u***7 is probably a shill bidder - the first bid showed the current maximum bid.&nbsp; It was cancelled and replaced by a bid forcing another bidder (d***u) to pay the maximum amount bid.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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