Vikki, hence the name "aussiebj"
Jim, how do you figure the bidders and seller are one and the same? I cannot seem to put the two together from the info ebay provides or digging into the info of the bidders and seller. I can go into any auction and see multiple bidders and unless they have a 0 feedback or go absolutely crazy on the bidding on a $5 part,do i ever consider them to be shilling.Yes shill bidding is unfortunately a part of too many ebay auctions but it is a fact of ebay and will continue to be a part of ebay.At this point it ($2500)does not look too bad for what is presented IMO.Now if it were.As for the reserve, maybe he is confident he will get what he is looking for or he could pull the auction if it is not (however unethical it may be) what he expects it to fetch.

David