Was this TROUT plate Shilled?

[BigAppleJak]

If I won I might be a little pissed after checking the bid history...
http://offer.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewBids&item=121488806210&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2565

 

[A_Pharis]

Personally, I don't think so. The winning bid was placed after the 2nd place bid by around 7 minutes. The 3rd place bid was placed about 12 hours earlier. The winner had to have known it was going to end in that range.

 

[caster513]

I would say its a little fishy when a guy/gal with 0 feedback bumps up an auction 4k........

 

[IUjapander]

I would say there was at least two accounts shilling the auction.

On another note, who in the world would pay $12K for a printing plate?

 

[smapdi]

It doesn't look like a typical shill with a bunch of little incremental bids at the end. The 0 fber made his first bid of $8k over a week before the auction ended, then on the 24th it was matched by the 17 guy. 0 then upped his bid to $9555 a few hours later. Then in the last 24 hours the 0 guy and the winner went back and forth. The only thing questionable about the bidding is that the underbidder had 0 feedback. Maybe it's a shill, maybe it's a real guy, a major player who doesn't want to leave a history on his regular account, maybe it's just someone new to eBay.

 

[Hawk8]

On another note, who in the world would pay $12K for a printing plate?

+1

 

[Lancemountain]

my biggest card regret........I turned down a Trout plate with a sticker auto from Chrome for $100 at release

 

[bmp1971]

I would say there was at least two accounts shilling the auction.

On another note, who in the world would pay $12K for a printing plate?

Some rich feller.

 

[A_Pharis]

Shilling typically occurs when someone makes a large bid, and another bidder pushes it to the maximum. This looks like the winner made the bid late.