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Joe D.I stated that
"my enthusiasm, or lack there of, would come from the check I receive from the auction house, and the final price received."
and that "I would prefer consigning an item that was the only one in an auction... no doubt."
The other portion of my post that mentions the early bids was just conjecture that although at first glance you may think 4 Planks is a bad thing for a consignor... it is possible that it will lead to an increase in bidding early on. More early bids is good for the consignor.
They all may feed on each other and pull each other up. Any bid on one may result in bids for others.
Similar to a 'food court' in a mall. More of the same product sometimes attracts more action.
I don't know if it will or will not work to the consignor's advantage. If we were talking about 50 Planks I would say it would be bad. But if there are more than 4 legitimate potential Plank Buyers (say 6 real buyers)... this may very well help each one of them.