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Originally Posted by TheSquire
It's really sad and frightening not knowing if an auction you're bidding in is legitimate, regardless of who it is. Shill bidding is very difficult to prove because these auction houses can use anyone they trust to participate in the scam. And the higher value items are the most vulnerable.
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That's very true.
There is a auction house on the east coast.
They have a item that I wanted. I would place a bid, and within 5 mins I would be outbid. I would bid up to the amount that I was willing to pay and always, 5 mins after I bid, get outbid.
I would lose the auciton, and 2 months later, the same item is up for bid and the whole thing starts over again.
This goes on a lot more then people realize.