12-10-2013, 08:03 PM
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Peter Spaeth
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Join Date: Apr 2009
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Originally Posted by CMIZ5290
Kevin- First of all, I think bid shilling is a big problem in the hobby, and a big percentage of collectors have been guilty of it. But it's not the biggest problem in the hobby, far from it. I have never done it, and I'm proud of that...I have bought tons of T206s over the past several years, and I always had a pretty good idea of where my stopping point is. Nevertheless, it is a bogus act, and should be treated as such. Having said that, I honestly think there are a huge percentage of big auctions that have this going on.... big time, IMO....
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Concur. It's widespread, but in my opinion there are significantly bigger problems.
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