Shill Bidding defined

[Gradedcardman]

I thought the rule of thumb for a collector is bid until its too high for you and then stop. I know I was bid up a many a time on T206 PD 42 when I stupidly advertised I was collecting that subset. I still stopped bidding on what I needed when I thought it got out of hand. Hell, the last card I needed for the run I was fully taken advantage of but I still paid that particular price to finish the subset.

Buyer beware and buyer be smart

[bnorth]

I really get all the arguments on both sides. Basically honest people don't do it and dishonest people say "but it isn't illegal". IMHO there is NOT a single reason that the owner of an item or the consignor should be placing bids on the item(s). Every excuse I have ever seen was complete BS. Plain and simple it is used to manipulate the price of the item and nothing else.