I remember one time I won some cards from Lew Lipset that WERE NOT as advertised. They were raw, and at least two grades off from what they were touted as. When I brought them to his attention, I was blocked (which was fine with me, as I had no intention of bidding with him ever again anyway). Lew hasn't had an auction in over two years. Point being, if an auction house is pretty shady, or doing crappy stuff like what you mentioned, chances are real good, that they won't be around much longer anyway. Karma has a way of weeding out the bad ones.
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