Epay questions

Hi Folks,

I browse epay sometimes in search of information or to see whats in there and sometimes when I see several bidders have bid, I check ... and I notice a couple of things I don't get .. was hoping someone could explain.

1) Frequently I see repeated same bidder outbidding self : Is this maybe a problem with people being impatient thinking their post didn't take and they keep hitting the submit and unintentionally ending up outbidding themselves? Or is it a seller trying to jack up the bids?

2) I notice lots of bidders list names have a lot of asterisks in their handles instead of alphabet letters. The first think that comes to mind is mischief makers and that these aren't legit bidders ... can anyone explain the asterisks ID's?

Thanks