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Posted By: barrysloate

You know, even if an auction house forbids consignors to bid on their own lots, as virtually all do, a consignor can always ask a friend to place a bid or two on his behalf. In the end, shilling is nearly uncontrollable and virtually impossible for an auction house to detect. Same thing happens all the time on ebay- and what can a seller do when he doesn't even recognize who the bidders are?