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Originally Posted by Balticfox
I don't understand. Why would anyone, other than the owner(s), feel compelled to rush to the defence of any auction house?

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Because they want the auction house to be their friend. Or, to be fair, they may genuinely have a good opinion of the business and or be friendly with the owner. To a great degree this is or behaves like a small hobby where lots of people know each other at different levels.