I had not won anything from them in years, I just hit the "Register" button on the auction and confirmed my data was still the same. They never questioned my $$ amount estimate or anything. Hard to say why others were made to jump thru hoops.
Reminds me of an old story where a new bidder to the hobby won several hundred thousands of dollars from a well known AH and the owner was freaking out, wondering what to do. The VP of the company who was a friend of the new bidder, said "send him an invoice" and the buyer paid promptly. He later bought the company... Most people bidding in these more exclusive auctions are more than prepared to pay for what they might win, why make it so difficult?
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