网购中的“自抬竞价”
<p> 当年刘谦第一次上春晚表演小品，配合他演出的董卿被大家喊为“托儿”。英文中用<span word="shill">shill</span>一词来指代“托儿”，而在个人竞卖网站上自己竞拍来提高物品竞拍价格的行为则是<span word="shill">shill</span> <span word="bidding">bidding</span>。</p><p> </p><p> <span word="Attempting">Attempting</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="generate">generate</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="extra">extra</span> <span word="cash">cash</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="flogging">flogging</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="unwanted">unwanted</span> <span word="items">items</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Internet">Internet</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="pastime">pastime</span> <span word="in">in</span> 21<span word="st">st</span> <span word="century">century</span> <span word="life">life</span>, <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="via">via</span> <span word="online">online</span> <span word="auction">auction</span> <span word="sites">sites</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="eBay">eBay</span>.</p><p> 在21世纪，到网上兜售一两件自己不要的物品来赚点小钱已经是司空见惯的事情，网上售卖通常都通过<span word="eBay">eBay</span>这样的竞拍网站。</p><p> <span word="However">However</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="unscrupulous">unscrupulous</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="us">us</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="seems">seems</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="there">there</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="enticing">enticing</span> <span word="shortcut">shortcut</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ensuring">ensuring</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="item">item</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="sale">sale</span> <span word="goes">goes</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="highest">highest</span> <span word="possible">possible</span> <span word="price">price</span>. <span word="Once">Once</span> <span word="you">you</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="sure">sure</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="interest">interest</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="you">you</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="selling">selling</span>, <span word="why">why</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="bid">bid</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="item">item</span> <span word="yourself">yourself</span>, <span word="therefore">therefore</span> <span word="falsely">falsely</span> <span word="giving">giving</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="impression">impression</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="potential">potential</span> <span word="buyers">buyers</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="there">there</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="competition">competition</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="forcing">forcing</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span>? <span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="meant">meant</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="shill">shill</span> <span word="bidding">bidding</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="violation">violation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="eBay">eBay</span> <span word="rules">rules</span> <span word="and">and</span>, <span word="moreover">moreover</span>, <span word="illegal">illegal</span>. <span word="People">People</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="engage">engage</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="practice">practice</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="shill">shill</span> <span word="bidders">bidders</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bid">bid</span> <span word="placed">placed</span> <span word="deliberately">deliberately</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="push">push</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="prices">prices</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="described">described</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="shill">shill</span> <span word="bid">bid</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="word">word</span> <span word="shill">shill</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="intransitive">intransitive</span> <span word="verb">verb</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="describe">describe</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="activity">activity</span>, <span word="perpetrators">perpetrators</span> <span word="correspondingly">correspondingly</span> <span word="dubbed">dubbed</span> <span word="shillers">shillers</span>.</p><p> 不过，对我们当中会不择手段的一些人来说，似乎有一个很诱人的捷径可以确保你出售的物品拿到一个尽可能高的价格。一旦你很确信你对自己出售的物品很感兴趣，为什么不去自己竞拍呢？这样一来就可以给潜在的买家一种错觉，以为有人在跟他竞买这件物品，从而迫使买家出更高的价格。这就是<span word="shill">shill</span> <span word="bidding">bidding</span>的意思，即“自抬竞价”。这种行为是违法<span word="eBay">eBay</span>规定的，也是违法的。有自抬竞价行为的人就叫<span word="shill">shill</span> <span word="bidder">bidder</span>，以此方式达成的交易就叫<span word="shill">shill</span> <span word="bid">bid</span>。<span word="Shill">Shill</span>一词也可以作为不及物动词表示“自抬竞价”，付诸该行为的人则是<span word="shiller">shiller</span>。</p>
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