I'd love everyone's thoughts. Here's what happened.

[CMIZ5290]

David, Just curious, do you have stock in Mr. Big's Company?

[Dpeck100]

Originally Posted by CMIZ5290

David, Just curious, do you have stock in Mr. Big's Company?

No.

[Dpeck100]

One of the primary reasons you see so many less auctions is they are risky and stressful to run. With over 30% of final bids coming in the final minute you can see an item go from $5 to $150 or from $5 to $12. I have never consigned a card and have only run my own auctions and you can give stuff away if a few snipes don't come in. Hence one of the reasons shills come at the end. Not to mention they blend in with the crowd. I rarely run auctions anymore myself as I would rather control my selling price. Both of these sellers run so many listings it's impossible to police. I think a lot of times people accuse Rick of shilling the auctions and I would bet a good number of them he doesn't even know are going. I have monitored and participated in thousands of auctions and if someone isn't willing to let the item go cheap they are going to try and get you. Period.

[CMIZ5290]

Originally Posted by Dpeck100

One of the primary reasons you see so many less auctions is they are risky and stressful to run. With over 30% of final bids coming in the final minute you can see an item go from $5 to $150 or from $5 to $12. I have never consigned a card and have only run my own auctions and you can give stuff away if a few snipes don't come in. Hence one of the reasons shills come at the end. Not to mention they blend in with the crowd. I rarely run auctions anymore myself as I would rather control my selling price. Both of these sellers run so many listings it's impossible to police. I think a lot of times people accuse Rick of shilling the auctions and I would bet a good number of them he doesn't even know are going. I have monitored and participated in thousands of auctions and if someone isn't willing to let the item go cheap they are going to try and get you. Period.

Mr. Big would be proud....

[Aquarian Sports Cards]

Originally Posted by CMIZ5290

Mr. Big would be proud....

I honestly believe the much larger problem is with consignors shilling their own items, which can be nearly impossible for any auction company to control. Am I saying that all auction companies are 100% innocent of shenanigans, of course not, but especially on $140 items, it doesn't pay them to make the Herculean effort to shill all their items that go off at such a small amount, the consignor however only has to protect his several items.

EDIT: Or, to but it another way: what he said (Bigdaddy) lol