BY-BIDDER

by-bidder. At an auction, a person employed by the seller to bid on property for the sole purpose of stimulating bidding by potential genuine buyers; SHILL(2). — Also termed puffer. [Cases: Auctions and Auctioneers  7.C.J.S. Auctions and Auctioneers §§ 2, 8–17.][Blacks Law 8th]