[Jeff H]

Jeff, I disagree with you on that being shill bidding. If you are honestly interested in the item and place a bid of what you are willing to pay for it, then that is totally legit even if your bid doesn't meet the reserve. If you are placing a bid on an item and know that your bid is below the reserve and you have no intention of ever buying the item, then that is shill bidding. I've placed bids on stuff knowing what the reserve was and that I wasn't willing to pay that much so I put in the amount I was willing to pay. The item didn't meet the reserve and I was the high bidder. The seller contacted me and sold the item to me at my price. I'm not defending anyone, but I think people are looking at shill bidding the wrong way. It's obvious that it happens on Ebay and when it does, you move on to another item.