There are a lot of these "fear of the evil eBay" type threads around here, and 10 times out of 10 the people complaining do not understand how eBay works.
Oh, there is plenty wrong with eBay. But shill bidding is the biggest non-issue in its history. It is basically a sealed auction, with the advantage to buyers that you do not actually have to pay the full amount of your sealed bid unless it's necessary to beat the person in 2nd place. In case this isn't clear, you bid the maximum that you are willing to pay, as late in the auction as possible if you are smart. Who cares about shill bidders?? How would that affect the maximum that you are willing to pay for something?
