It looks like the seller is shill bidding on his own item. Each eBay username has "***" in the center. I don't think it is a coincidence:

Bidder Bid Amount Bid Time
d***b( 878Feedback score is 500 to 999) US $3,050.00 Dec-13-07 13:14:22 PST
z***7( 16Feedback score is 10 to 49) US $3,000.00 Dec-09-07 20:18:26 PST
2***q( 16Feedback score is 10 to 49) US $1,225.00 Dec-12-07 19:22:07 PST
g***n( 187Feedback score is 100 to 499) US $1,155.00 Dec-10-07 22:56:46 PST
Starting Price US $1,000.00 Dec-08-07 17:35:45 PST

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