If that were the case, and I'm not saying it is, wouldn't it behoove an observer to report it? *bay makes a big stink about shill bidding and given IP addresses are fairly easty to trace/track it shouldn't be too difficult to determine whether or not it was potentially occurring with those bidders. Admittedly, I have seen only afew Sterling kits, I wanted the Minnie Mambo I saw because it was my first RC plane, bought for me by my Dad in 1965 and flown in 1972, butwhen it went over $125, I reasoned that some balsa,a new exacto knife, and a few #11 blades were much cheaper.Interesting observations though. I wonder what my twelve single stick transmitters are worth....hhmmm...