bidding by seller

[bangachi]

i want to know what is ebay policy regarding a seller bidding to his auction listing(roman auction) in order to boostup price or revealing highest bidder's price? does ebay permit this?

[techniwas]

It is certainly not permitted.

If you see any such instance you should report to ebay.

ebay also tracks users.

Recently a seller in US was fined $400000 for shill bidding. He was also banned from online activity for 4 years.

http://geeks.onlygizmos.com/public_html//article.php?story=20070611040605587&query=ebay

[chomskymarx]

http://reviews.ebay.com/Shill-Bidding-How-to-Find-Avoid-and-Report-The-Scam_W0QQugidZ10000000001368684