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Originally Posted by tjisonline

Surprised no one brought up Brian's quick jab at auction houses in specific states when it comes to houses bidding against customers.

https://youtu.be/Omp0P5kJ9Cs?si=LDJLz_WIZ1BYNHol&t=2754

Others such as Dave also brought this up.

Agreed, TJ. I had a weird experience with Iconic Auctions recently where there was a bid against me on a Babe Ruth cut auto in or right before extended, so it looked to me like I lost as the underbidder. Then they contacted me in the morning saying that I could purchase it for my high (under)bid, because the seller decided that they would lower the reserve. I didn't see anything on the listing about it having a reserve and when I inquired more, they dodged my questions and just pressed to know if I'd buy it or not. I wonder if Arizona is one of these states Brian was referring to where AH's can be a fake bidder with up to the reserve... which I, of course, did not know about and do not like.