First, based ont he above post, I think it's time 
we all just back off. The shiller in question 
above has been punished according to e-bay laws. 
Can't we leave it at that? 

Let's face it, your idea of refunding that kind 
of cash isn't going to happen and I'm not sure it 
should.

People seem to be unhappy because they think they 
paid more than they should because of shilling. 
Well, shame on them!  Don't bid more than you're 
willing to pay. Don't bid more than is a fair 
price that you would offer up should the cel be 
made available on their webpage. That way, if you 
get "shilled" you're still out no moe than what 
you should have payed!

That seems to be an itneresting concept, what you 
SHOULD pay.

It's also like Grandma always told me: You don't 
get something for nothing, and you get what you 
pay for.

What makes anyone think they should get a cel for 
less than it's going rate? Why should they be 
more entitled or deserving of it, so much so that 
they get to pay less than someone else?

This is what supply and demand is all about, this 
is basic economics. 

I am sure people are going to be angry, so flame 
away! In the end, I think it boils down to 2 
basic things:

1. You bid and ended up paying more than you 
should have and are angry about it so you want to 
vent against the seller.
2. You want a "bargain" and are angry that there 
aren't any to be had in the current market and 
are using a schiller as a scapegoat.

Finally, no one out there can be sure the price 
of any cel a schiller bid on wouldn't have gotten 
that high had the schiller not bid. There have 
been a lot of auctions that when I go to bid are 
just above my max, so I don't bid at all.