For Sale Shill bids in auctions

[mole]

I was just talking to my sysadmin today (he's a geek and hacker/white side of course) about auctions

He mentioned to me how shill bidding is a common and refined technique on the Internet today, and the sneaky tricks people play today. It was an eye opener.

Apparently, there is a segment of auction participants who bid in auctions just to see how far they can raise the ending bid. To them, its just a mindless game of "Who wants to be a ____ sucker". Of course, these people are prepared to lose their accounts instantly. They just check out various auction sites on the internet to determine the vulnerabilities in credit checks, then blast away.

Just a gentle reminder to all DNF members ... if you thought there were ethics and trust on the Internet, please go figure just one more time.

 

[Bob]

One reason why I put up my max bid hours before the auction ends, then wait until the auction is over.. that way I do not get caught in the frenzy.

-Bob

 

[clemzonguy]

Well these people can track your bidding patterns and they can do whatever they want b/c it's their system. They know you will bid whatever is necessary to obtain a name at the very last second especially if you have a high winning percentage.

 

[DaddyHalbucks]

I don't do auctions. Period.