Posted By:
barrysloateI couldn't agree with Adam more. Just bid with someone you feel comfortable with, get your high bid in, and take out all the other distracting noise. If you place a very high bid and an auction house is stupid enough to top it and then gets stuck with something they don't want, it serves them right. You put in your maximum bid, you didn't get it this time, it will come around again and you will have another chance.
I think there is less shilling going on than people think. Maybe I am naive but for every three accusations posted on this board about auction house shilling, I'll cross two of them off. Just set your limit, bid, and forget about everything else.