BY-BIDDING

by-bidding. The illegal practice of employing a person to bid at an auction for the sole purpose of stimulating bidding on the seller’s property. — Also termed puffing. Cf. BIDDING UP; SHILLING(1). [Cases: Auctions and Auctioneers 7. C.J.S. Auctions and Auctioneers §§ 2, 8–17.]