eBay introduces absolute anonymity for (shill) bidders
In Australia, the UK, Ireland and the Philippines, eBay has now obscured auction bidding to the point that genuine bidders have got absolutely no chance of detecting and thereby protecting themselves from �shill� bidding (a criminal offence in most civilised countries) by unethical vendors. Notwithstanding eBay�s statements to the contrary, this application of absolute anonymity by eBay on these sites serves no purpose other than to deceive consumers; and the same criticism has always applied to eBay�s other shill bidders� facility, �User ID kept private�. Again, notwithstanding eBay�s various pronouncements about shill bidding being banned on eBay, eBay is now knowingly �aiding and abetting� such shill bidders, at the expense of consumers ...
A lengthy critical analysis of this matter at:
http://www.auctionbytes.com/forum/phpBB/viewto pic.php?p=6498345#6498345
I apologise in advance for the length of the above-linked comment. If you are an unethical shill-bidding seller or a buyer who is not concerned that, on the above-mentioned sites, eBay is effectively �aiding and abetting� such shill-bidding sellers to cheat you, read no further.