angelspeak said:
From what I read, it sounded like he was saying anyone who has access to the item being sold should not bid. i.e. family members or roommates.
I really don't think we have anything to worry about, but thanks for posting the info.
I think what he means, is anyone that has access to information that the general population does not have, then they have an advantage. "Because a seller's family members, roommates, and employees have a level of access to information about the seller's items which is not available to the general Community, they are not permitted to bid on items offered by the seller—-even if their sole intent is to purchase the item. "
For example, I would say if someone has information about the reserve, or special info about the quality of the item, that might give them "insider trading" heads up.
Personally, I think it's silly, but on the other hand, my point was there might be someone with a big bug up their arse that would find that enough reason to turn someone into ebay for shilling.
Having said that, if I want to bid on any of your auctions, I will do so.
I wasn't speaking specifically about the clover, not sure where that came from.. I was just talking about any auction in general.
