Steven, we used to have a regular chat in the evenings, and we were all the time talking about various lots and making deals as to who would bid on what. And like others mentioned, many of us have gone in together on lots, with one person doing the bidding. I doubt it had much effect on the final price, as none of us were wealthy guys who were interested in paying too much;i.e-if we had been bidding separately, we still wouldn't have gone over market value. I remember getting a very tough common as part of such a group-bid effort, when there were some super-expensive cards in the lot that made it prohibitive for me to bid. In that case, I think our 'collusion' might have actually introduced three bidders into that lot who would otherwise not have participated.
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