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Originally Posted by Nysus
Does Ebay attempt to track this and report it? How do you know it happens a lot?
I can believe it would, just curious if and what Ebay does try to counter this..
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from the report
'Happens regularly'
Critics of eBay say shill bidding is a widespread problem on the site.
eBay spokesperson Vanessa Canzenni denies that not enough is being done to prevent it.
She said: "We spend £6 million every year to try and stop shill bidding from happening.
Paul Barrett Paul Barrett claimed he was not aware he was acting illegally by shill bidding
"The fact that we're the number one e-commerce site proves that customers can buy and sell with confidence."
She also claims eBay is able to spot when shill bidding is happening, although wouldn't provide any details about how that's possible.
She added: "We have leading technology that enables us to detect when people are trying to do this."
How do you catch onlie auction cheats
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/10494724.stm
Dr Gerding said: "In order to deter shill bidding, the website should charge a fee which is a percentage of the difference between the reserve price and the final price at which the item was sold."
The website that Barrett targeted - eBay - said it invests more than £6m each year in technology to prevent and detect shill bidding.
Vanessa Canzini, eBay's head of corporate communications in Europe, said: "This investment in state-of-the-art technology acts as a strong deterrent to the small minority who attempt to use our site inappropriately, but more than this, it helps us to work with law enforcement agencies to secure successful prosecutions if anyone decides to try their luck."