If you investigate a bit further, you'll see the bidder has feedbacks from the seller in other auctions that were non strike items. Unless they had uncanny common interests, there is some shilling going on... I love it when you get outbid by a blatent shill bid, then you get an email offering to sell, or a second chance offer... That really cracks me up.. I am Vegas bound next week on the hunt for some new silver.