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Posted By: davidcycleback

An answer is that a dishonest person isn't dishonest about just one thing, and a fraudulent person isn't fraudulent in only one way. If you identify a seller who shills you, you've identified a seller who is willing to cheat you out of money in other ways as well. If you want to find out what other ways, keep on purchasing from the seller.

For example, if a seller is dishonest about the bidding, what makes you so confident he's honest about describing the auction lots you're bidding on?