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Posted By: barrysloate

Steve- that's interesting. Just how over the top would it have to be? Keep in mind that if they did it once, they would start getting offers left and right from wealthy bidders for rare items. If the practice became epidemic, I think their business would take a huge hit. I don't think they would do it.

And if a consignor called me in the middle of one of my auctions, I wouldn't return a lot. Why should I? If that were allowable, auctions would fall apart. Imagine if a consignor called and said "a friend of mine just made me a great offer for my T206 Cobb, so could I have it back?" It would just be a farce. Not allowable.