22 Feb
2006
22 Feb
'06
8:26 p.m.
I had an auction. A placed a very high bid. B ran up
the bid and
finally B exceeded A. Then at the last minute, B canceled his bid "to
allow others to buy with a lower price". There was no other bid
because the price was high enough to scare away potential bidders. The
end price was very very low. 1/5 of any other similar items.
That trick is called a bid sheild. Illegal, petty much.
William Donzelli
aw288 at osfn.org