Would love thoughts when I must have something

[Balticfox]

Originally Posted by powell_am

Asked differently, should I trust that the auction site will not violate the supposed rules or am I warranted in not trusting that the secret maximum will be trusted as a secret?

No, I wouldn't trust an auction site with a case of beer let alone them refraining from shill bidding.

Originally Posted by boysblue

I would definitely not place a high max bid. I did that recently on multiple items at a local auction and got run up to my max on every single item! Very annoying....

That was my experience too on about eight lots of a Hakes or Heritage Auction some twenty years ago. I put in maximum bids a day before the auction formally opened and every single lot on which I bid opened at my maximum as opposed to their minimum starting bid! When I phoned to strongly complain, they seemed bewildered. What was particularly annoying is that they seemed more bewildered by what prompted me to complain than the glitch in their bidding software/bid entry system that caused such a thing!

[powell_am]

All helpful comments. I will find a way to have someone I trust sit in for
me. Thx!

[Aquarian Sports Cards]

I don't know if it's still true but Hibid (used by thousands of general auction companies) allowed auction companies to see max bids. It's one of the reasons we left the platform. Didn't even want to deal with the temptation.

[ruth-gehrig]

Originally Posted by Aquarian Sports Cards

I don't know if it's still true but Hibid (used by thousands of general auction companies) allowed auction companies to see max bids. It's one of the reasons we left the platform. Didn't even want to deal with the temptation.

Can't speak for hibid but proxibid auctioneers can choose this and saw the bold statement at the top of an auction page this morning saying this. Auction got ignored by me.

[raineybt]

Assuming this item was in the Leland’s auction - can you share what it was? Or will you share when you win it? The suspense is killing me!

[powell_am]

Hasn’t happened yet and I will share. It is super random and nothing like a grail card.

[powell_am]

Originally Posted by raineybt

Assuming this item was in the Leland’s auction - can you share what it was? Or will you share when you win it? The suspense is killing me!

It is now over and everything good. It was an obscure civil war piece on Swann Auction that had the unit that my wife’s 4th great grandfather served on (it wasn’t even a sports card). I paid less than a thousand dollars but would have spent $20k if I had to.

I had a friend on standby but it turned out that I was able to be on the auction.

[Balticfox]

Originally Posted by Aquarian Sports Cards

I don't know if it's still true but Hibid (used by thousands of general auction companies) allowed auction companies to see max bids. It's one of the reasons we left the platform.

Originally Posted by ruth-gehrig

Can't speak for hibid but proxibid auctioneers can choose this and saw the bold statement at the top of an auction page this morning saying this.

Talk about crooked!