You talk about losing against shell fc's yet you say their many lottery tickets against your one? If its a shell company shouldnt it be only one in there?
Second thing is the "your one" ticket, why dont the others in your fc dont bid too? If there are no others in your fc doesnt that mean you are a shell fc too?
Third shell fc's even buying up whole wards has no bearing on your ability to get a private house since wards are split in fc and personal wards.