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Originally Posted by Giants00
What i personally experienced was the shill bidding (bids always went to the max), and sometimes items disappeared at the 12th hour (after close).
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The difference is that if the shill bidding is done in Texas, it's not illegal, it's just unethical and highway robbery, IMO. Texas is the only state where an auction house can openly shill items with their hands in the air like they just don't care (Google: N.P. Gresham).
If it's done by an auction house located anywhere but Texas, it's not only unethical and highway robbery, but illegal as well.