Well in MY defense...
Sorry to burst your bubble, but no shill bidding, no conspiracy. The guy paid and I had no problems. I have no idea about why people on ebay bid the way they do. I'm rarely on there selling my stuff anyways, it's too much of a hassle. Go through my old posts and see that I offered Max here on MW several times, the last time being at a reduced $335 price or for a G1 Jetfire.
If it helps any, folks on the board have met and dealt with me in person. I'm honest here and on ebay. Like I mentioned, not everyone reads MW or has access to that info. So I put my Max up the same day I heard about the rerelease on MW.
Again, if you have Max valks to sell, my friendly advice is to do it now before word of rerelease gets further out. In fact, I see that there's one up there right now.
Me? I'm getting the rereleases too.