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Re: CFD: e-bay (aka ranting and raving)
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Date: 
Wed, 10 Feb 1999 16:20:31 GMT
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Simon Robinson wrote:

but one thing that does worry
me about lugnet auctions, where everything is controlled totally be the
seller is - what's to stop a seller from just making up fictitious buyers
s/he can quote to drive the price up higher? How can I, as a buyer, know

I have a question about this.  Is using a shill illegal, or just evil?

--
Sincerely,

Christopher L. Weeks
central Missouri, USA



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  shills on eBay
 
(...) I think it depends on the auction format and location, but for the most part I believe it falls into the "just evil" category. For those of you that didn't know, if you run an eBay auction without a reserve price, you *are* allowed to bid on (...) (26 years ago, 10-Feb-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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  Re: CFD: e-bay (aka ranting and raving)
 
(...) (for (...) Well perhaps it's just me being suspicious because I'm new to all this and not really used to internet auctions yet, but one thing that does worry me about lugnet auctions, where everything is controlled totally be the seller is - (...) (26 years ago, 10-Feb-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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