One of the primary reasons you see so many less auctions is they are risky and stressful to run. With over 30% of final bids coming in the final minute you can see an item go from $5 to $150 or from $5 to $12. I have never consigned a card and have only run my own auctions and you can give stuff away if a few snipes don't come in. Hence one of the reasons shills come at the end. Not to mention they blend in with the crowd. I rarely run auctions anymore myself as I would rather control my selling price. Both of these sellers run so many listings it's impossible to police. I think a lot of times people accuse Rick of shilling the auctions and I would bet a good number of them he doesn't even know are going. I have monitored and participated in thousands of auctions and if someone isn't willing to let the item go cheap they are going to try and get you. Period.
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