Granted he does a great job, provides glowing descriptions and has an extensive mailing list. But just to play "Devil's Advocate"...
Does ebay have any system in place, to prevent Yee's consignors from bidding up their own stuff? Anyone who thinks that isn't happening with frequency has blinders on. Unfortunately ebay doesn't care in the least, where as most of the Catalogue Auctions won't allow you to bid on your own consignments (and have systems in place to prevent it).
Obviously, this factor doesn't account for all of the goofy Yee prices, but it certainly contributes.
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