Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Phoney bidding 'rampant' on eBay
An in-depth investigation by an Australian retiree has revealed that fake bids are "running rampant" on eBay, forcing users to pay inflated prices for items on the auction site... [he] found several instances of shill bidding - where phoney eBay accounts are used to bid up the price of items on the auction site to inflate the final price paid by buyers...
SMH: Phoney bidding 'rampant' on eBay
SMH: Phoney bidding 'rampant' on eBay