I agree 100% with Wes. Extending the time is a sad way to run an auction. May be good for the seller but not the buyer. Just another useless opinion!

Pete,

The shill bidding is quite common not only on USA Ebay but other countries as well. I had an item the other day I was the only bidder on. I had bid 26,00 Eur and I was the only bidder up to the last 20 minutes. This "0" feedback person came along and run the bid to 26,50 Eur. I did not bid anymore. About 5 minutes after the auction I get an Email from the seller telling me he has another one of the items. I never answered the Email. A few days later the item was listed again and I got it for 9,99 Eur. I have seen several examples of this in the last few weeks. It is very obvious sometimes.
Edited: I always forget something. I failed to mention the bid was setting at 1,00 Eur when the shill bidder started and they bid about 18 times to reach my maximun bid.