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Old 12-09-2014, 05:08 PM
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Originally Posted by Runscott View Post
Peter, I'm not sure what happened, which is why I asked the question. I have never had a problem with this particular auction house, so I will assume, as weird as it might be, that I cannot read numbers correctly early in the morning.

But first thing that morning I did look for the 'outbid' email, and seeing none, excitedly went to the auction item page. Misreading a number at that point would have probably required mushrooms. Is it possible that shilling by AH's is advanced enough that when they do so, the 'outbid' email doesn't go out until they see some activity by the bidder? Just to keep the paper trail flexible? I don't know; however, shilling increases profit by enough that it makes sense.
Scott I didn't mean to suggest YOU made a mistake, I was thinking maybe the listing was just erroneous or something, a software glitch in the final price? Just speculating.
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