This is something that goes on pretty often. It's especially bad with estate sales, where a homeowner might hire a company to help price and sell items in the house. If the person in charge sees something very valuable, and the owner is not aware of it, he will price it really low and make sure one of his employees buys it as soon as the sale opens. He might hide it in an out of the way place and tell the employee where it is. Then they all share the profits. What the OP described happens frequently, and of course it is illegal. But you will have to prove it took place.
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