How do I know who I'm bidding against?
Can and owner of his or her item bid on it to run price up?

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How do I know who I'm bidding against?
Can and owner of his or her item bid on it to run price up?

asked by Dennis G. on 6/5/20

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Ebaay D. · Answer 1 · 2021-01-30T07:43Z

Ebaay D.

on 1/30/21

YES! Confirmed by an auctioneer I know. Hibid auctioneers can see your "maximum bid" and in most states it's legal to "shill" an auction or to bid against the public bidders - to "ensure reasonable sale prices" per national auctioneers associations.

Also, anyone can set up an identity and bid against you. Although that may get interesting when they have to pay a commission to "buy" their own item!

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S M. · Answer 2 · 2022-12-14T07:04Z

S M.

on 12/14/22

I've personally experienced that type of shay behavior. Expensive lesson learned the hard way. HiBid takes no accountability of the Sellers & Buyers represented.

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How do I know who I'm bidding against? Can and owner of his or her item bid on it to run price up?