Porceline Imperial Sign , I smell shill bidding.

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I see that in this case, the seller had a reserve price set.
The person doing most of the bidding probably gave up when
he didn't reach the reserve at what he thought the sign
would sell for. Now that the reserve is met, he'd be wise to
wait closer to the end of the auction to bid higher. If many
are interested in buying, its seems they can't resist being
in the lead, even if it drives the closing price higher then
it might have been.
John

"A. Foster" wrote:

> Hello Gang; I have taken a look at the bid history on this
> sign and it looks like they had one bidder bidding no less
> then twenty times, mostly against himself. In fact he bid
> fifteen times within five minutes on April, 3rd! He either
> wanted the sign really badly or is a shill bidder. I would
> think the latter since he hasn't bid since. It would be
> interesting to look at the dollar amounts at the end of
> the auction to see what was really going on.Best
> RegardsArran Foster1954 Imperial NewportNeeding A left
> Side Taillight Bezel and other trim parts.
>
>      ----- Original Message -----
>      From: John Gault
>      To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>      Sent: Saturday, April 06, 2002 12:31 AM
>      Subject: Re: IML: Fw: Porceline Imperial Sign
>      CURRENTLY $500!!!! MORE...
>       The sign I purchased a year ago on eBay was in
>      the box... brand new. It was shipped from
>      Chrysler Corporation to a dealer in Chicago. So
>      it appears that it is an authentic Chrysler
>      Corporation sign... ... however is quite worn
>      and tattered... I am glad I got a new one in the
>      box.   It hangs prominently in the Garage above
>      my car... John GaultIMPERIALIST
>
>           ----- Original Message -----
>           From: John Gault
>           To: Imperial Club Mailing List
>           Sent: Friday, April 05, 2002 5:52 PM
>           Subject: IML: Fw: Porceline Imperial
>           Sign CURRENTLY $500!!!!
>            Want to see some more insanity on
>           eBay??? I purchased this same sign for
>           less than $100 last year. Somebody
>           must have gone in the business, or has
>           a pot full of
>           them... 
>http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1089665533 Everyone
>           ought to have one... John
>           GaultIMPERIALIST
>