Query on Shilling

"Trust No One®" <dana.scully@usa.net> wrote in message
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> Hi all,
>
> One of these things I've always wondered about.
>
> If a seller shills ..........

Please excuse my ignorance, but what is 'shilling'?

Kim x

"Bluehaven201" wrote
> "Trust No One®" wrote
> > Hi all,
> > One of these things I've always wondered about.
> > If a seller shills ..........

> Please excuse my ignorance, but what is 'shilling'?
> Kim x


Are you borg?

link

"Tone" wrote
> "Bluehaven201" wrote:
> >"Trust No One®" wrote
> >> Hi all,
> >> One of these things I've always wondered about.
> >> If a seller shills ..........

> >Please excuse my ignorance, but what is 'shilling'?
> >Kim x


> 12 Pence ??


S'pence?:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...tem=3231799342

link
- liked him best in Road Warrior II

LOL!

Now will someone tell me what it really means please!



Kim x

Bluehaven201 wrote:
> LOL!
>
> Now will someone tell me what it really means please!
>
Using a second Ebay ID to bid on your own auctions to bump up the price.

--
Alex

"We are now up against live, hostile targets"

"So, if Little Red Riding Hood should show up with a bazooka and a bad
attitude, I expect you to chin the bitch! "

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"Bluehaven201" <kim@bluehaven201.freeserve.co.uk> wrote in message
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> LOL!
>
> Now will someone tell me what it really means please!
>
>
>
> Kim x

They did. At least one good definition was posted, among
that discussion. Everyone knows what the word "shill"
means; it applies to many situations besides eBay.

eBay HELP

Enter "shilling" in the search block

Kris

"Kris Baker" <kris.baker@prodigyy.net> wrote in message
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>Everyone knows what the word "shill"
> means; it applies to many situations besides eBay.
>

Small point; this was crossposted to a UK group, which is where the
questioner is from. Shill is not a common UK usage, to say the least.
Although, now I think of it, our prime minister might be moved to look up
the derivation.

Ali

"Mike NG" <sweepdog@deadspam.com> wrote in message
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> On Sun, 27 Jul 2003 at 15:03:10, a. linklurker (a. linklurker
> <stay.in.your.se@remain.com>) wrote:
> >> 12 Pence ??
> >
> >
> >S'pence?:
> >
> 5 pence actually

bovver, you beat me to it :-)

Feathers

"Ali Hopkins" <fn62@dial.pipex.com> wrote in message
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>
> "Kris Baker" <kris.baker@prodigyy.net> wrote in message
> news:ayUUa.539$nA3.3030073@newssvr15.news.prodigy. com...
>
> >Everyone knows what the word "shill"
> > means; it applies to many situations besides eBay.
> >
>
> Small point; this was crossposted to a UK group, which is where the
> questioner is from. Shill is not a common UK usage, to say the least.
> Although, now I think of it, our prime minister might be moved to look up
> the derivation.

along with the historical definition of "Labour Party"

Feathers

"C-Beeby" <tweenies@northamptonshire.co.uk> wrote in message
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> "Ali Hopkins" <fn62@dial.pipex.com> wrote in message
> news:bg15sl$jqqcp$1@ID-97728.news.uni-berlin.de...
> >
> > "Kris Baker" <kris.baker@prodigyy.net> wrote in message
> > news:ayUUa.539$nA3.3030073@newssvr15.news.prodigy. com...
> >
> > >Everyone knows what the word "shill"
> > > means; it applies to many situations besides eBay.
> > >
> >
> > Small point; this was crossposted to a UK group, which is where the
> > questioner is from. Shill is not a common UK usage, to say the least.
> > Although, now I think of it, our prime minister might be moved to look
up
> > the derivation.
>
> along with the historical definition of "Labour Party"
>

AOL on that. Very interesting programme on Radio Four this afternoon about
the post war Labour government, that made precisely that point. (Sorry,
folks, OT as hell!

Ali