Belt Auction

How to spot shill bidding?

I just started using Ebay. So i am bidding on this laptop. Another person starts bidding on it also, Which is fine. So i just checked what he had bid on for the past 30 days. Only that item. He has 100% good feedback with this seller, But then a couple other people started bidding with the exact same type of profile. 100% positive feed back, Only item they have bid on for the past 30 days??. . So is there a chance anything might be fishy? I am new at this. I just made a account 3 days ago, I have already bid on a 6 items and have 3 items up for sale. Any answers appreciated. Thanks..

Public Comments

1. Well, it does sound fishy... Did you check the seller's profile? How long has he/she been selling and the feedback? Some seller's are creating bogus accounts just to jack up the bidding price. Best I can advice is to ask yourself how much are you willing to pay for it. Set your max bid amount and stick to it. I know blood runs hot especially when its the almost up the closing time and you feel you really want to win the bid (I learned my lesson the hard way). Anyway, if they bid higher than you then just let go, there are other similar products you can buy.