Sadly this kind of event happens ALL the time. I 
recall reading on Yahoo auctions and AnimeChaos' 
cel forum about a similar incident back on Yahoo 
Auctions when a buyer bought two cels from the 
same seller but the buyer completely shilled the 
auction (user name if I recall correctly was 
shelene_urameshi ring any bells oion?) and 
finally used the old excuse "I'm new to cel 
collecting b.s.". But to add insult to injury get 
a load of this this girl was underaged, why the 
the hell does ebay allow underaged kids to get 
accounts is beyond me. ^_^;


As collectors we are a an extremely niche market 
and word gets around if you are a good or bad 
seller/buyer. We share information on good 
sellers why not the same on bad buyers and people 
who shill in public?

Shilling auctions hurts everyone the seller and 
the buyers alike. I for one rather KNOW that xyz 
buyer on Ebay or Yahoo is a shiller or deadbeat 
buyer than NOT know, come on be honest wouldn't 
you want to know to?! 

So to come full circle with this, it isn't so 
much as exacerbating the situation as informing 
all concerned parties and thats a heck of a lot 
of people. Remember this isn't an isolated 
occurance its a reality that makes cel collecting 
so competitive and at times ugly.