It could have a very simple explanation. Answer one question.
Does the bidding history show all of the proxy bids made by eBay
up to the bidder's max bid or does the bidding history just show
bids made by the bidder him/herself? I've not made an
exhaustive study of it but, if the proxy bids don't show, what
we have here is bidder #1 opens the bidding for $9.99. Then
bidder #2 bids something with a max amount of maybe $35. Then
bidder #1 comes back and bids a bunch of small increases until
he/she regains the lead at $36.
The strategy that #2 appears to be using seems to be designed to
try to win as cheaply as possible. We ought to know more after
the auction is over. If the ME II is in really good condition,
a bid of about $65 or $75 would not be too much and would
probably cause bidder #1 to go up in tiny increments up to the
point where he/she either regains the lead or gives up because
the price is more than he/she wants to pay.
Of course it could also be that bidder #2 is the seller under a
new ID, and he's just jacking the price up to make sure the item
doesn't go too cheaply. Setting a reserve would be a more
honest way of doing it, and carry no risk.
Len
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> Subject: e-Bay madness........
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> Check out this bid history!
> http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item
> =1224434662
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> l8r,
> Douglas E Harmon
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