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No sarcasam whatsoever, I think that is neat that you worked for them and odd that I never met you since I am there several times a year.
Hey, they wouldn't hire me so you have one up on me. Dan |
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I forgot to mention that you are very welcome to debate what I have posted, I think I have posted strictly facts.
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Its really a matter of trust, so there is no debate. I trust that despite him bidding on items for his store, that no shill bidding takes place as they do not see max bids. Obviously we live in a society where trust comes at a premium especially in this hobby so there is no sense in me trying to convince you as you are not in a position to trust as I am. |
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I just wanted to say that I don't think Huggins and Scott is alone in doing this. Other auction houses have also been known to do this. I can't remember the thread, but I thought I remember that one of the auction houses gave the excuse that if the lot was going for a really good value, they would also look into purchasing the lot for themselves.
I think the auction house with the best integrity would again fall back to REA. No hidden reserves, no employee bidding, no employee owned lots (unless fully disclosed), etc. I think that they are still the gold standard. |
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I believe Hunt Auctions bids on items with a house account if they believe the sale price is below market.
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So which auction houses don't engage in shill bidding?
REA it seems...? What about Goodwin, Legendary, Mile High etc? |
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If the related businesses wanted to "transfer" items, buy them outright, or trade inventory, that is fine.
In an auction, it is totally unacceptable for all of the reasons that been previously mentioned. It's truely sad that there's so much dishonesty in the business. I'm blessed to be surrounded by children in my line of work, where the dishonesty generally centers around how strong their dad is, or the existence of unicorns.
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Consider this. If I were to bid on my own eBay listings, I don't know what the high bidder has entered, but my participation would still alter the final price. It is a clear conflict of interest to participate in any bidding when you stand to financially benefit from the outcome of the sale. I don't see how anyone can argue otherwise.
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This was funny, though I know what you mean as I know the set up there well. But still a funny statement if you don't really know the set up there.
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