Post #95378 by lanikai on Wed, Jun 9, 2004 12:09 AM

On 2004-06-08 23:24, RenTiki wrote:
That, my friend, is called Shell bidding.
It's a big NO NO on Ebay....

it has been, for decades and still is; frowned upon in all auction formats.
but...
nope.
its not shell.
it is called Shill Bidding.
a shill is a crooked auctioneer's supposed enthusiastic customer. The word comes from shillaber (same meaning) which came into use in the early 20th century.