Has anyone else found an item on eBay with a "Buy it Now"...then see that exact item in an AH listing at the same time.The item "sold" in the AH listing (with no reserve) and the exact item on eBay never changes, never gets remove or any price change. How does that work?! :rolleyes:

Thank you to those who have voiced their support of BST Auctions. We do not take lightly the trust that has been placed in us. With our catalog now prepared to mail this Tuesday, we have a moment to breathe and to again address this critically important issue that affects the entire hobby.

Andy, John and I have been collectors for years, bidding in the same auctions as many of you here. We too are repulsed by the criminal activity that has been permitted to permeate this hobby for entirely too long. Any auction house owner can tell you that nothing shady is going on behind the scenes. I strongly suspect that those convicted of criminal activity would have said the exact same thing. To us, lip service wasn’t good enough.

So, we contracted with our service provider to have a way to communicate to our bidders that their max bids and passwords would be known to them alone. In short, we built the accountability into our software and are proud to display the True Bid™ seal that demonstrates to our bidders that we cannot see the amount of any max bids placed or any passwords.

Stated another way, we didn’t want our bidders to have to hope that we couldn’t see max bids and/or passwords or to hope that the conversation came up on a message forum so that we could answer the question. We took the step to answer the question before it was asked, contracted to have the True Bid™ system, and proudly display its logo.

Our preview will go live this Friday, February 20 and will open a week later. Keep your eyes open for catalogs for this March 19 auction to arrive in your mailbox! We have been told numerous times that we need to offer a second auction each year. BST Auctions is listening and we will have a Fall auction starting this year! Thank you again for all your support and trust.

Sincerely,
Brian Terjung
http://photos.imageevent.com/ltsgall...BST%20logo.JPG
www.BST-Auctions.com

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This thread is almost on page 2. That simply cannot happen. BUMP!

This needs to stay at the forefront of everyone's attention for at least a month! The original post was made in late January.

Or at least until people like Kenny Goldin, JC Clarke, Dave Forman, Pete Calderone and others who are members here or represent advertisers make a post explaining the inclusion of their names on the list.

Or everybody here just agrees not to do business with those who aren't willing to justify their actions ...

It doesn't seem like that is occurring in the case of Goldin Auctions.

'Stuff' trumps morals. :(

As I stated earlier in this thread (and other threads too), I refuse to buy from Probstein because he allows shilling in his auctions. If everybody took that stance, it would drive these people out of business. But I don't see that happening. Funny, but I bet some of those that complain about shilling the most will still continue to do business with these folks.

Sadly, I'm sure you're right David.

We should have a thread with a commitment not to do business with those whose names are associated with shill bidding, and by posting your name in the thread, you are agreeing to that. I wonder how many people would post their name (basically 'signing' the agreement) and commit to that?