[Blewgrass]

Has anyone raised an eyebrow about this phenomenon on Ebay when buying? Here is the scenario:

Good seller, 100%
you bid on the item and then a bidder with say (40) rating bids.
You outbid mr (40) and then near the end of the auction you get a (0) bidder who shows up, bids up the item to just under your max.
You win item.

You can't prove it, but your smell receptors wonder if associates or insiders to the seller have created (zero) accounts to bid up items to higher prices.

Is there any way to tell if this is happening?

thanks for your adivce

Steve