Thread: Was I Shilled??
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Old 04-21-2012, 07:58 AM
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Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth View Post
There are only two ways that I know of to control shill bidding, and I don't see either as likely to happen: people stop bidding in auctions suspected of shill bidding; or a governmental enforcement action.
Believe me, one indictment won't stop it either. There needs to be a belief by auction house principals that there will be ramifications for their actions, not just a rare bit of enforcement of the law.
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