Posted By:
BobI'm with Ryan, shill bidding is shill bidding. Period. Just because it goes on all the time doesn't make it right whether it's an auction house or ebay or Moe's card shop. I also agree that you should only bid what you are prepared to pay but it still steams me when the co-signor's "buddies" are screwing around with the bids. I have consigned to numerous auction houses from Mastro on down and never, ever contacted anyone about bidding items up for me. It's just not right. I don't like auctions where the house bids on items for people who may be legit or maybe phantoms but I guess I'll just grumble and bitch because I don't know anyway around it...