Dunno about in eBay but in common parlance, a shill is someone ...

... who pretends to buy moody goods in order to stir a crowd up to buy stuff. Like off a dodgy market stall, and that.

I guess a shill bid in ebay would be the seller logging on under a different name to bid on thier own item, to pretend that there is interest. Or getting a mate to do it.

Posted By: Arizona Bay on August 29th 2007 at 14:55:37

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What, in the contect of eBay, is a shill bid please? (n/m) (General Chat) - Fierce Panda, Aug 29, 14:50:46
- Dunno about in eBay but in common parlance, a shill is someone ... (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Aug 29, 14:55:37
  - Hmmn, sounds about right... (General Chat) - Fierce Panda, Aug 29, 15:01:20
    - It's happening all the time on ebay now, best to watch what you are bidding on and (General Chat) - pants, Aug 29, 15:26:57
    - Which might explain why they're telling you instead of eBay... (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, Aug 29, 15:14:35
      - Oh no, he says he's reported them to eBay as well... (General Chat) - Fierce Panda, Aug 29, 15:17:28
        
        Probably DDG below then... (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, Aug 29, 15:22:48
        
        Want me (General Chat) - DiscoDaleGordon, Aug 29, 15:23:40
- A fake bid (General Chat) - DiscoDaleGordon, Aug 29, 14:52:21
  - Ah, did they tell you off? (n/m) (General Chat) - Fierce Panda, Aug 29, 14:53:38
    - Yeah (General Chat) - DiscoDaleGordon, Aug 29, 14:59:57
      - You're very funny... (General Chat) - Fierce Panda, Aug 29, 15:02:33

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