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Originally Posted by Orioles1954
I've seen it happen time and time again. In the heat of auction battles, the sense of a buyers premium often goes out the window.
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+1
If it didn't get ignored then the auction houses wouldn't use it, and would just deduct a percentage from the final bid to take away from the consignor. Stated another way, when you placed your bid you'd see the actual cost when you clicked the button, as opposed to a lesser pre-premium cost.