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barrysloateI'd be happy to answer them all:
1) I think that honesty varies from auction to auction. As I said earlier in this thread, each auctioneer has his own personality and ethics.
2) My wife and I do the whole thing, and she only helps me with computer issues. Basically, I put the entire auction together myself. I have a catalog designer, printer, and software designer, but their work is done before the auction begins.
3) I have no helpers on auction night. When I had phone auctions I would ask a friend to help me answer the phones, but he was not an active collector, so he never placed a bid.
4) This one is not applicable
5) All bidders must honor their bids and pay for their lots. Nobody has ever said to me they think they were shilled.