Originally Posted by
Drillium Dude
I recall one buyer, greatbikemoves, who always ended up paying enormous prices for vintage stuff - probably because of shill bidders. I was always amazed to see some of the closing prices when he was involved with the bidding; I passed on every one of those auctions because of my suspicions.
Don't bet on it. I usually bid ridiculously high on items I want (current high bid x n). I remember losing several auctions to greatbikemoves after doing just that. I know from experience that I'm not the only one who bids like that.