I can not find a link that leads me to a human being to report it. I do get (repeatedly) directed to FAQ style information that provides no solution.

Thanks for pointing out the "Report this item" link ... I think I am about to use it profusely. This British trader does $1million - $2 milllion per year in AUD ebay "auctions" and shills on a significant amount of those auctions. As a licensed precious metal dealer in his country, his practices are most likely illegal, not just a TOS breach.

Indicators of a shill account :

1. Shill account has placed 170 bids on 170 items in the last 30 days

2. 100% bid activity with the same eBayer

3. All bids placed 1 - 2 hours before auction ends, but ONLY on items from the same seller that are not performing well and only places one bid per item, though bids can cover a range of bids.

4. Old feedback shows seller tends not post items sold too cheaply. However, shilling works to avoid this. Seller trades in Sterling Silver items ranging from GBP50 -GPB15,000. It makes business sense not to supply at a loss, despite auction outcome. It also is highly rewarding to boost values as the account sells >GPB500,000 per year. This is a MAJOR trading account. We are not talking nickels and dimes.

Of course, with user level access, proving anything in this regard is not possible.

Any day of the week eBay could run a system report to identify all accounts that have stats that may involve shilling over a certain number of items wiht the same seller ... say, 100% acivity on more than 100 bids per month ... then dig deeper.

How fraud on this scale "gets through" eBay security is beyond me if they are serious.