The purpose of a shill bid, just below the high ring bid, is to dissuade the designated bidder from bidding lower.
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shill — [shil] n. [contr. < shillaber < ?] Slang 1. the confederate of a gambler, pitchman, auctioneer, etc. who pretends to buy, bet, or bid so as to lure onlookers into participating 2. a person who works energetically to sell or promote… … English World dictionary
Shill — A shill is an associate of a person selling goods or services or a political group, who pretends no association to the seller/group and assumes the air of an enthusiastic customer. The intention of the shill is, using crowd psychology, to… … Wikipedia
Shill — Ein Lockvogel (von engl. shill: Lockvogel, Anreißer) ist eine Person, die im Auftrag von Dienstleistern oder Produzenten im Sinne einer Interessenvertretung bestimmte Waren bewirbt, die der Konkurrenz abwertet oder andere Handlungen im Interesse… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Shill bidding — Ein Lockvogel (von engl. shill: Lockvogel, Anreißer) ist eine Person, die im Auftrag von Dienstleistern oder Produzenten im Sinne einer Interessenvertretung bestimmte Waren bewirbt, die der Konkurrenz abwertet oder andere Handlungen im Interesse… … Deutsch Wikipedia
bid — Synonyms and related words: adjuration, advance, appeal, approach, ask, asking price, assay, attempt, bargain, bargain price, beat down, beseechment, bid for, bid in, bid price, bid up, biddance, bidding, call, call on, call the signals, call… … Moby Thesaurus
shill — Synonyms and related words: agent provocateur, bid, bid in, bid up, blind, bonnet, booster, by bidder, capper, come on man, decoy, make a bid, make an offer, offer, offer to buy, plant, stick, stool pigeon, stoolie … Moby Thesaurus
shilling — n. The practice of putting up an item for sale on an online auction and then bidding up the price either by assuming a different identity or by using associates. Also: bid shilling, shill bidding. shill v, n. Example Citations: Last month, a… … New words
Vickrey auction — A Vickrey auction is a type of sealed bid auction, where bidders submit written bids without knowing the bid of the other people in the auction. The highest bidder wins, but the price paid is the second highest bid. The auction was created by… … Wikipedia
Auction — Auctioneer redirects here. For the DC Comics supervillain, see Auctioneer (comics). An auctioneer and her assistants scan the crowd for bidders. An auction is a process of buying and selling goods or services by offering them up for bid, taking… … Wikipedia
Auction sniping — is the process of watching a timed online auction (such as on eBay), and placing a winning bid at the last possible moment (often seconds before the end of the auction), giving the other bidders no time to outbid the sniper. Some bidders do this… … Wikipedia
EBay — Infobox Dotcom company company name = eBay Inc. company company type = Public (NASDAQ|EBAY) company slogan = What ever it is, you can get it on eBay. , and Shop victoriously! foundation = September 3, 1995 location city = San Jose, California… … Wikipedia
