I can 100% Guarantee you they watch it like a Hawk! I have a friend at e-bay that has told me a little bit about there system. It is definetly monitered every minute. They really have retired FbI profilers watching that have been in the business of computer fraud. The only way you can shill bid is a once an while hit from a friend from another city and even that is detectable if tey run a scan on you. The have systems he told me that will profile bidding paterns and cross check wit other items in the past with the same bidder and make a conclusion with 90% accuracy if your playing games. Thanx