If the person posting the auction didn't have to pay GunBroker fees for auctions, I might be able to buy the shill bidders theory. However, the person posting the auction does have to pay GunBroker. In the case of the last auction, that would be $110.90. What would be the purpose of paying GunBroker this kind of money and not actually selling the gun? Do they have other identical items to sell? There's no indication of that. Also, multiple bidders were involved in driving the price up. Guys, as much as it surprises me, these are real auctions. The person in the country who wanted it the most at that moment paid it.