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Originally Posted by Bored5000
Let me state upfront that I have never sold anything on eBay, but I would think the only people you would "catch" shilling their own auctions would be the very stupid or the very lazy. I mean, an account with "0" or "1" feedback or nearly 100 percent bidding pattern with one seller is bound to set off red flags.
Seems like it would be obvious and very easy to cover your tracks when shilling on eBay simply by buying and bidding on other cards besides your own.
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Ebay allows it to simply be part of a seller's business model. Add it to that the fact that people right here on this board think it's perfectly okay, and there's really zero chance of stopping it. Some sellers have been so brazen as to send out spam emails (I received one), stating that they run only 99 cent starting bid auctions, and insinuating that those who use the BIN store model are somehow dishonest, while in fact, the BIN store sellers are the ONLY sellers who have no reason whatsoever to shill.