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		space_rock on Sept 15, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: OpenSea product chief accused of flipping NFTs wit... Can eBay pump up the price of it's own items with fake trading bots? No that's fraud. There are laws around auctions and trading. I'm guessing it's illegal

unclebucknasty on Sept 16, 2021 [–]

The key here is disclosure. If eBay was transparent with its bot activity, then it may be legal.

space_rock on Sept 16, 2021 | [–]

Not transparent and market manipulation change the situation entirely. And many govt agree and will happily put you in prison

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