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Posted By: Corey R. Shanus

To respond, for the dishonest-inclined, there is signficant motivation for both the consignor and auction house to run levels up to absurb levels. The consignor would benefit by establishing a much higher market value for his/her card. So the consignor would then take it back, hold it for a period of time, then reconsign it (hoping to piggyback on the "new" market value). For the auction house, in addition to any "fee" the consignor might pay it to participate in such a scheme, it would be salivating as it imagines its next ad trumping how it generates higher prices than its competition.