Quote from: o_e_l_e_o on June 04, 2018, 08:15:12 PM

Quote from: Anduck on June 04, 2018, 04:15:32 PM

The Wikipedia article states: "One Proxibid auctioneers' website states, "At the request of the auction company, this auction permits bids to be placed by the seller or on the seller's behalf, even if such bids are placed solely for the purpose of increasing the bid."".

If you click on the source for that Wikipedia quote, it links to an auction site that no longer exists.

Proxibid seems to exist. If you're interested, you can go look at their website: https://www.proxibid.com/
This is just something I found from Wikipedia. I don't know more about this company or whatever they do. Also, that is not related to this thread very much.

Quote from: o_e_l_e_o on June 04, 2018, 08:15:12 PM

Quote from: Anduck on June 04, 2018, 04:15:32 PM

Ebay link states that bidding on the auction with another account is prohibited, as that's shill bidding.

Ebay does not make a statement regarding bidding with your own account, as that is physically impossible on the Ebay platform. Not explicitly forbidding it does not equal tacit permission.

Correct. We were discussing shill bidding. Which is also pretty much offtopic.

Quote from: o_e_l_e_o on June 04, 2018, 08:15:12 PM

I'm sorry, but this is feeble evidence. Regardless, we are dealing with Bitcointalk forum, and not Ebay or any other auction site, and the general consensus on this thread and others is that self bidding is shady behaviour.

What is feeble evidence? And of what? Since when did "general consensus" (according to you) specify what is untrustworthy, dishonest or shady? I ate the bait?