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Originally Posted by cmac2012
The supposed high-bidder withheld his ID. I imagine shills would want to hide that.
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That's not the doing of the bidder, unless the bidder also happens to be the seller
. It's a "private listing" in which all bidder's ID's are suppressed - seller's choice.
FYI, even for auctions that are not configured as private listings, eBay now sometimes anonymizes the bidders as "Bidder 1", "Bidder 2", etc. This can be the case even when viewing the bid histories for completed items. From eBay:
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As the internet evolves, eBay continues to strike a balance between preserving transparency and protecting our Community of members. eBay has decided to change how bid history information is displayed so bad guys cannot target bidders with fake offers using this information. In certain cases, some bidders will no longer be able to view Bidder User IDs on the Bid History page. Your User ID will be shown only to you and the seller of the item you're bidding on. Other members will see an anonymous name, such as Bidder 1, applied consistently to the Bid History page.
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Personally, I don't particularly care for any of this; I prefer greater transparency. I doubt that the folks who run eBay particularly care how I feel about it, though!