The economics part is this:

*You* were willing to pay the higher price. *You* 
were the one that chose that as the price you 
were going to pay. If you weren't willing to pay 
it, the auction would have never gone that high 
and the schiller would still have their 
merchandise. So, *you* are partially responsible 
for the demand.

As far as being upset about paying a little more, 
I must admit that it wouldn't be my favorite 
thing to do. Who wants to pay more? I'd be lying 
if I said I did. 

But if you're buying a $200 cel or whatever 
(don't know the merchandise in question), 
schilling someone up $5-10 seems a monumental 
waste of time. There's always my least favorite 
trick in the book: when a seller adds $5 on for 
handling fees because the auction didn't get as 
high as they wanted.

*However* if you paid a lot more (and I think 
this is what most schilling is about), to the 
point of being as unhappy as some of the above 
posters seem to be, I think you have only 
yourself to blame.

I don't think schilling is legit, and it sure as 
heck isn't a way to run a business, but I still 
think you should only bid up to an amount that if 
you may your absolute max, you will *still* be 
happy to get the cel and think you paid a fair 
price.

I just want to see this put to rest and people be 
fair. The seller did something wrong, and e-bay 
took care of it. That should be enough.