OldePhart said:
Looks like two guys really, really want that cylinder! All the other bidders dropped out a long time ago...
You can call me a cynic, I don't care... :?
Looks can be deceiving!
Using one or two "bidders" to drive up bids, in order to entice the unsuspecting bidder(s) to join in, is a scam that's older than the hills.
(Such a person is known as a "Shill.")
Don't assume all that you see on eBay is legit.
Could these two bidders be authentic?
-Well, of course. Key words:
"Could be".
Better yet,
could just one (unwitting) bidder be authentic, thereby being led down the primrose path by a shill?
Uh-h-h, YES.
Gauging the value of something based on the price that someone
apparently will pay, can be misleading -not to mention, hazardous to your bank account.