Sorry to keep repeating myself but yes you can if you know how to do it. You maybe don’t believe me but I use eBay probably a lot more than most people and don’t just make things up 😃👍.
The coin was purchased by a friend who I sent the link to he did leave a bid and then a really high one with a few seconds left. He obviously paid what collectors thought it was worth, although he has been asking me for one since a similar one sold in the workman sale and would have been happy to pay more. Maybe what one collector wants others don’t.
You disagree because you don’t know how it’s done and not going to put it on a public forum. As a seller you can see the maximum bid just as they can put a bid on from another account.
I understand if it’s a cheap coin but something of any value it’s easy for the seller to see how much you have bid. As an example if you place a bid for £350 when the coins listed then if the sellers happy with that amount they just put a bid on for £340 on the day it finishes.
I meant coins generally not this one type, obviously ones like this i would buy or offer to buy as a BIN but not bid on eBay for them when worth a lot more than 99p.
Ones that are not attributed i have a better chance of getting cheaper and worth spending hours looking for, unless someone tells the seller what they have.
Ones sold correctly attributed and starting at 99p but worth a lot more, i prefer to leave.