Thanks all.
Things have cleared up quite a bit here.
ok, now my next ebay issue:
A while back, ebay started concealing the IDs of the underbidders.
Now it seems, even the winners IDs are concealed:
Case in point this Gunslinger 3rd ed.. It sold for less than $50, and yet I have no idea who bought it.
This sure makes the potential for schill bidding more likely.