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Old 02-01-2013, 07:53 AM
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Eric Bea.chley
 
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Originally Posted by bubblebathgirl View Post
IMO, auction houses and their blind bidding structure create and the perdect environment for shillers and cheats who would bid up their own cards, or someone else's, for whatever reason.
It does create an environment to do this. But what if the consignor wins back his card? The bid is $1,000, with BP it's $1,180. Less consignment fees he gets $850. Basically he paid $330 to get his card back. Very risky.
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