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Old 10-11-2019, 12:49 PM
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Originally Posted by benjulmag View Post
Heritage does not have the same rules. They indicate a few days before closing whether the item has met the reserve, and if it has not, they raise the bid to the reserve price. So at that point forward a bidder will know that any bids reflect real bids.
Any Heritage employee can bid on any lot -- without the bids being divulged. So you can take from that what you will. That certainly provides a de facto reserve.
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