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05-13-2018, 03:30 PM
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That and a very high percentage of buyers/bidders just don't care who they buy from as long as they get their must have item. I was discussing the Candiman AH and the responses form members in that thread with a few other members. The thing we found most disturbing is the amount of hate they got for running their little scams. Then these same exact people promote and brag about buys from sellers that do more fraud in a single auction than Daniel has done in his lifetime. 
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05-13-2018, 03:50 PM
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I don't know of any state where it's legal to "shill" bid and then remove a bid if you accidentally go too far which is what the clause above appears to say. In PA an owner is allowed to bid on his own items, but if he wins he has to pay the juice to take his item back. We as an auction house do not allow an owner to bid on their own item, and we don't place any bids ourselves on any items. Occasionally I have an employee who wants something for their collection, we disclose that at the auction.
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05-13-2018, 04:32 PM
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Disclosed or not, it’s definitly messed up. Will I bid in Heritage’s next auction? Yes, if they have something I want. Sad but true
That said, I think there is a difference between shilling (inflating prices) and the auction house or it’s employees bidding on something with the intent to win and pay for it; like a real estate broker making an offer on a client’s listing.
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05-13-2018, 05:06 PM
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End of day, AHs don’t make their money from bids; they make them from consignments. Bidders will always be there, but if a firm has nothing to sell, they’re done. I, for one, don’t appreciate the policies Heritage has, and frankly, I think their biggest transgression is that they nuke their scans, so I would not consider consigning my cards there. Clearly though, I’m in the minority, as they seem to land amazing sh*t each and every auction.
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05-13-2018, 05:41 PM
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The scans are a mixed blessing. On the one hand you need eye protection, but on the other hand they are so high res that you can get a phenomenal close-up of the edges and corners.
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