wrote:

I am sorry for the confusion. "Shill bidding" is defined as
an artificial bidding to raise the price in favor of the seller.
If the bidder with (0) history bid at $298, my bid would come
in at $299, under the reserve price and NO ONE won that item,
i.e. a rare book!

If you ever bid on eBay, how would you feel when you encounter
shill bidding ?

He's jerking your chain. It's the only thing he's any good at.

John
http://rarebooksinjapan.org