I'm pretty sure someone shill bid me on this item:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Sega-Genesis-console-w-power-supply-TV-hook-up-w-2-controlers-and-3-games-/112086044539?hash=item1a18d94f7b:g:2SIAAOSwIgNXm~O5Started at $30, my max bid was $40.03. I was the only bidder with an hour to go. Suddenly, a single bidder starts bidding in small increments. When he bid $40, it automatically put in my max bid of $40.03. Then he stops bidding. When bidding which was increasing in increments of $1 suddenly goes up by only .03, it's obvious that the bidder's (me) max bid has been reached. Seems very suspicious to me, unless a buyer was really willing to pay $40, but not $41 even though he knew my max and that he would get it if he went $1 more.
Also, 50% of the "other" bidder's bids went to this same seller. That seems awfully high.
By the way, this auction appealed to me because I need a new model 2 Genesis, as mine isn't compatible with Sega CD for some reason. Also, the red box version of "Super Monaco GP is quite uncommon, it's one of my favorite games, and I've been searching for a year for a complete copy.
I'm not upset about paying $40, as it's worth it to me, but I believe I should have gotten it for $30. I'll pay for it, as I won't let $10 cause me to miss out on a game I've been searching for, but I'll file a complaint with Ebay after I get it. I'm guessing they'll say there's not enough evidence of shill bidding, as shill bidders usually have a high number of bid retractions and this one has none.
