This is just a general question and not specifically aimed at the crossram auction mentioned above.
I wonder if there's ever a case on eBay where it's actually the seller bidding his own auctions up into astronomical $$$ amounts with the intent of creating a kind of emotional hysteria among other bidders as the auction close draws near?
Speaking of $22,000 crossram setups, are they really worth that much nowadays? If so, WOW.