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Posted By: Mark

Assuming buyers are knowlegable about the value of an item (which is often not the case), then it seems to me like shilling is not any more harmful to a buyer than is a reserve. Both establish minimum bid amounts needed to win an item. Shilling tells buyers that someone else thinks the card is worth x whereas a reserve implies that the seller thinks the card is worth x. If I am sniping a card for which I know the value, I'm not sure why I'd prefer a reserve (legal) to shilling (illegal).