[mrreality68]

Originally Posted by swarmee

Against shill bidding, they can fall back on their Rule #21; what they may be doing is legal in their state of registration, and spelled out in their user agreement.

Everyone who bids in a Heritage Auction or creates an account, agrees to these terms. Are they ethical? Many would say no. But that obviously hasn't hurt them so far.

As to pushing the market (or creating one out of thin air), most auction houses are of the opinion nowadays that their job is to create higher sale prices, as a service to their consignors.

Is the whole NFT market a pump and dump scheme as well, or are there really collectors shelling out millions for animated gifs attached to a blockchain?

I do not disagree with you just saying they are trying to cover themselves to protect their reputation against the allegations