Shill Bots on eBay?

[Hawnjigs]

So I got outbid on a still active auction by this "guy"[img=50x50]https://ir.ebaystatic.com/pictures/aw/pics/s.gif[/img]
[font=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=small][size=small][font=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]30-Day Summary
[font=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Total bids:[/font]
[font=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][img=15x15]https://ir.ebaystatic.com/pictures/aw/pics/s.gif[/img]26[/font][/SIZE]
[font=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Items bid on:[/font]
[font=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][img=15x15]https://ir.ebaystatic.com/pictures/aw/pics/s.gif[/img]15[/font][/SIZE]
[font=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Bid activity (%) with this seller:[/font]
[font=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][img=15x15]https://ir.ebaystatic.com/pictures/aw/pics/s.gif[/img]19%[/font][/SIZE]
[font=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Bid retractions:[/font]
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[font=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Bid retractions (6 months):[/font]
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So I checked Seller's other ongoing auctions and among other oddities found this:
[size=small][font=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]30-Day Summary
[font=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Total bids:[/font]
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12[/font]
[font=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Items bid on:[/font]
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4[/font]
[font=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Bid activity (%) with this seller:[/font]
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8%[/font]
[font=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Bid retractions:[/font]
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0[/font]
[font=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Bid retractions (6 months):[/font]
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44[/font][/font]

WTF !   What should I do ?

 

[Kdog]

check and see if item was relisted. If it gets relisted, contact ebay

 

[Hawnjigs]

Another guy outbid the suspected shill up to 21.50 including shipping, & Amazon has it for $21.81, so no sense pursuing.

eBay apparently doesn't monitor or doesn't care about bloated bid retraction counts, since driving up prices also increases eBay's % cut.

Anyway, apparently its EZ to re-register as a seller under a different ID.