Latest eBay BS

[Chuck Guzis]

On 17 Jan 2007 at 19:00, George Currie wrote:

> Cutting deals with other bidders is a no-no in auctions, this the flip 
> side to shill bidding.  

Is it?  I've certainly done this with live auctions, particularly 
where I'm only interested in one or two items out of a lot.  The 
benefit is that you can find someone who would otherwise be bidding 
against you and is not at all interested in the items that you are--
and the two of you can bid more than you otherwise were prepared to.

I hadn't realized that this was illegal, illicit or unethical.

Cheers,
Chuck