Peter Grave - Deceased - 1938 - 2022
PCS Member
One needs to remember how Ebay auctions work. The reserve price is a magical number set by the seller where the item sells any less is a no sale. Ebay puts a twist to it you see here. The rigs were bid to $21,111.11 now if the bidder had put in $25k the bid would have gone up only $50.00 because the reserve had not been met. The current high bidder put in an amount of $35000.00 or more so the reserve of $35000.00 was broken thus it automaticley went to $35K now for it to advance anymore someone will have to bid over $35K or whatever number over $35k the reserve breaker bidder put in. With regard to shill bidding usually shill bidders can be spotted by their low feedback in this case the high bidder m***i has 938 Feedback score not at all low so there is a good chance the bid is real. If the bid is not real and the sale does not go through the seller is stuck for the Ebay commission unless the sale is terminated.My personal opinion is just under $9k each is a bit strong for what is here but I don't make the market perhaps this is todays market it remains to be seen.