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mrmopar
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I am the seller. I don't condone shill bidding, but I am dying to know what the hell this person is doing. I'm afraid I won't get any more bids though!!!
It could also be someone trying to hit a reserve. I think that until a reserve is hit, if only one person has bid on it, or that person is the high bidder, it will only show the next bid increment until the reserve is met. That is, if something starts at $4.99 with a $50 reserve, and I bid 4.99, 10, 15, 20, and 25, it will show me making five bids, but all for $4.99. If someone else comes along and bids $20, it will then show my bids up to $20. And if someone hits the reserve, it reveals all bids. I think.
Is that what the bid history looks like when the current high bidder increases their maximum several times? I'm not sure as I've never looked, but I've upped my max bid a few times while being the high bidder.