âAdvertisement promoting the Imperial Academy. An Imperial Academy was a military training program run by the Galactic Empire, and primarily focused on training both the enlisted and officer corps of the Imperial Military.
People have created accounts and bid on their own stuff to try to raise the price. If caught, they are deleted from the system by E-bay. As many people wait until the last few minutes to make a bid, it is probably the surest way to win something.
Sellers who bid on their own auctions under a different name in order to raise the selling price. Countless times I have bid on an item and been outbid only to recieve a second chance offer just seconds after the auction has ended.