for some reason, if there is a checkbox when you are building auctions and it is FREE some people will use it just because they don't have to pay for it . I would say this is one case. When you do your auctions it says make private and some people do it for the heck of it or don't know what it means. In this case, w/ the seller feedback, I would say it was done to hide shill bids to make a buck LMAO!