Auction.com, known as the 'eBay of real estate, is being accused of using shill bidders to inflate prices, according to a lawsuit filed in California, as reported by the NY Post. In the suit, Village at Redlands Group alleged Auction.com used a shill bidder while auctioning off cottages in Redlands, CA and inflated the price.
Google invested $50 million in Auction.com in March.
http://nypost.com/2014/12/25/lawsuit-targets-googles-auction-com/
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