RR Auctions

[brianp-beme]

Originally Posted by ruth-gehrig

From their catalog...
"Lots may be subject to a confidential reserve which is the minimum price below which the lot will not be sold. Consignors may not bid on their own lots or property. RR Auction may, from time to time, bid on items it does not own.

From time to time, I may decide to bid on their auctions (but now that I know about their time to time policy, somehow I probably won't find the time).

Brian

[BigBeerGut]

Originally Posted by brianp-beme

From time to time, I may decide to bid on their auctions (but now that I know about their time to time policy, somehow I probably won't find the time).

Brian

Brian do you mean to say you will not bid because they say they may bid? If they said they do not bid then you would be OK with them? Why do you care?

[ullmandds]

Originally Posted by BigBeerGut

Brian do you mean to say you will not bid because they say they may bid? If they said they do not bid then you would be OK with them? Why do you care?

I also “care” and will not bid with any auction house that can also bid on items. That is a bullshit practice in my opinion and is totally unacceptable.

How can you not care is more like the question?

[brianp-beme]

As upstanding collectors we should hopefully all care. It is slightly better that they note that from 'time to time' they will bid on items in their own auctions instead of doing it without acknowledging, but I think it is within all our rights to vote with our wallets, and announce our positions, if we don't like this practice.

And I probably wouldn't have been bidding anyway, but why not try highlight and root out a less desirable aspect of this hobby when it comes to auction houses?

brianp(arker)-beme

[1880nonsports]

results from google search....

[ullmandds]

Originally Posted by 1880nonsports

results from google search....

And a whole plethora of more reasons not to do business with this AH!

[Rhotchkiss]

Can you post a link? I don’t see any google search results . Thanks

Edited - never mind, I just googled RR and lawsuit. Interesting reads indeed.

[Leon]

The first site that pops up, autograph planet is run by, I think, Travis Roste, banned long ago from this forum. He collaborates with Peter Nash who is one of the biggest criminals in the hobby. Their time will come.

I don't know how anyone collects autographs on anything other than official documents (and would still need to be careful.)

I have only had good experiences with RR auctions. But then they have been an advertiser and will probably be one in the future too. The stuff in their current auction is great. I am sure I will be bidding.

Originally Posted by ullmandds

And a whole plethora of more reasons not to do business with this AH!