Trying to find shilling by looking at bid history is s slippery slope.
I know people with a very high bidding percentage with 1 seller because they trust that seller and think eBay is full of con artists(kind of is).
Also I have noticed a high % of the younger(under 30) crowd think shilling is ok because they say it is the same as using a reserve.
Then there are the people that use retractions on reserve auctions to find out the reserve. Retractions are also used to find out what the highest bidders actual bid is.
I personally think shilling and bid retractions are bad but some see them as extra tools ebay provides to increase profit.
Now lets be honest the #1 reason to use a consigner on ebay is to be able to shill your items. It is not only a problem with Rick Probstien who gets all the crap on this site but BigBoyd and PWCC are right up there with him as far as complaints about shilling on other forums.
JMHO and I have been wrong before.
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