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I agree with 69L89 on this one, there were two people who both wanted the wheel badly, and neither one wanted to be outbid by just a few bucks, so both set up a bid high enough to be sure to get it. The situation is familiar to me, both as buyer and seller. Yes, the seller will get his money, too, It doesn't mean that the next similar auction will go that high. You would never get that amount if you set your starting bid too high, you need to start low to get some attention on the auction.