Delongs by Lionel Carter

[I Only Smoke 4 the Cards]

Originally Posted by Leon

Nope, Scott and I can't bid in our own auctions per our rules. For the record I have consigned to different auction houses, many times. I have lost money on some and made on others.....but never, ever shill bid or had someone shill for me. It's bad Karma. If you don't think so I can hook you up with a few guys who will agree with me. But get with me quick as they are about to be out of pocket for a while.

I didn't mean shill bid. My question is how do you handle a consignor that wants to auction an item that you want to purchase?

[Leon]

Originally Posted by I Only Smoke 4 the Cards

I didn't mean shill bid. My question is how do you handle a consignor that wants to auction an item that you want to purchase?

I won't say I haven't ever made an offer but I can't remember ever buying anything substantial that was going to be consigned. There have been many things in our auctions I have wanted to bid on. I know who the winner is and I can contact them after the fact. That is about it. I am just glad we haven't had any E221s or E222s consigned. That would sort of suck, for the collector in me.