I attended a live auction many years back and a desirable sports card was about to be auctioned. Prior to the start of the bidding, the auctioneer told the crowd that he wanted to own the card and planned to bid on it. He asked if anybody had issue with that. Nobody did. He ended up going back-and-forth with another bidder, simply pointing to himself when it was his turn to bid. In the end he won the card and many in the auction hall applauded, perhaps partly because of his transparency and honesty.
Good luck in acquiring the book.
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