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Originally Posted by The Donster
This is not defending shill bidding?
My interpretation of this statement is: it may be illegal, but lots of people do it, so that makes it ok.
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Faulty conclusion that does not follow (non sequitur). Contention 1: Shill bidding is illegal. True.
Contention 2: Lots of people shill bid on eBay. True.
Conclusion: Eric thinks shill bidding is OK. FALSE. This conclusion does not follow from the contentions presented.
That last part of the phrase is a conclusion not taken from any evidence, but is completely made up. Invented. Nowhere have I claimed it's "OK". In fact, your vaunted reading comprehension failed to detect where I said, explicitly, that shill bidding is illegal and unethical.
Protecting oneself from fraud (in person, on the internet, anywhere) is merely acknowledgment that fraud exists, and that no amount of policing or punishing will do away with it. This doesn't excuse or defend it, it just acknowledges it. Protecting oneself from it is the only rational course of action.
Because you invented a position for me that I do not hold, I would suggest you find some manners and do something an adult would when they find they are mistaken.