For a set of AJ chips from San Diego. I had high bid of $9.99 until seconds before the auction end, when a flurry of higher bids came in and knocked me out. But the winner ended up paying far more than would be needed for simple incremental bids over the $9.99. That is, eBay or some program was being used to actually defraud the eventual buyer by making him pay far too much. See the bid history:

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Item number:
294214686787

AJ Jack's Place San Diego California Card Room Chips

Winning bid:
$23.39

Bidders:3
Bids:5
Time Ended:13 Jun 2021 at 5:28:01pm PDT
Duration:7 days

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p***c(1726feedback score: 1726) $23.39 13 Jun 2021 at 5:27:55pm PDT
7***2(3848feedback score: 3848) $22.89 13 Jun 2021 at 5:27:55pm PDT
7***2(3848feedback score: 3848) $22.89 13 Jun 2021 at 5:27:55pm PDT
e***7(3136feedback score: 3136) $12.12 13 Jun 2021 at 5:27:30pm PDT
e***7(3136feedback score: 3136) $9.99 11 Jun 2021 at 9:22:46pm PDT
Starting Price $9.99 6 Jun 2021 at 5:28:01pm PDT
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