I once spoke with a local unscrupulous antique dealer about shill bidding on Ebay. He told me there are firms overseas that you subscribe to.......you just email them your item number and the price you want them to hit it at and they go ahead and do so. I'd like to tell a story about a poster dealer big in the spotlight who has been nailed for shilling but I don't want to get my knuckles wrapped on this board.