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Old 09-20-2024, 11:44 AM
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Originally Posted by Lorewalker View Post
Cards with great eye appeal do tend to set records but seen way too many vintage cards that are nothing special, out of certain houses, that consistently set records that make no sense. I do not follow modern so I cannot speak to whether or not there is shill bidding going on but I am pretty confident there are houses who are allowing consignors protect their vintage consignments. IMO, shilling is not limited to age of the card.
And to get back to the original point, even if a card is great, that doesn't explain to me why there would be frantic bidding driving it sky high in the opening hours. Saw that all the time on PWCC.
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