Posted By:
Hal LewisQUIET EVERYBODY!!!
I was WINNING this auction until the big shots from this board got involved:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=19270&item=5536499130&rd=1
In all seriousness...
I have long thought that we might BENEFIT as a group to organize a VOLUNTARY "e-mail mailing list" so that those of us who want to participate can ANNOUNCE which cards we are going after so that our "friends" will either NOT bid out of respect ... or at least know that if they DO bid, they are going against a legitimate purchaser and not a shill.
I doubt it would be "illegal" for two potential buyers to talk to each other during an auction and have ONE of them say: "I am going to spend up to $7,000 for this card, so if you are NOT... please don't even bid at all."
Granted, the OTHER bidder would have to believe and trust the first bidder on his target price ... but that would be why our e-mail list would not be too large. Just a small-knit group of groupies.