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Posted By: davidcycleback

So what's the bidders' theory against bidding the minimum bid. If you bid the minimum (and no higher), you are the only one who can get the item at the lowerst price. As your max is the minimum, you cannot be shilled up. You can raise your bid at the end if you wish.

On occasion when I've pulled an eBay item that had zero bids, I've had people complain because they wanted to bid on the item. I didn't understand, as I didn't understand why an interested party wouldn't place the minimum bid.