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Jeff LichtmanEveryone talks about these incredible record-breaking prices as if they're gospel. I'd like to see the bidding records for some of these auctions. And the checks that were sent in to the auction houses to pay for these cards.
There's currently a federal criminal investigation underway concerning fraud in the baseball card auction business. Are hobbyists still not convinced that there is a great incentive for certain consignors and auction houses to engage in shill bidding to not only defraud buyers but also to create a false impression over the current state of the market -- so that when the same card gets sold in the future the fake previous sales price is used as a touchstone?