Auction House Conflict of Interest

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Posted By: joe

Sorry to see all this negative print about Mastros's auctions. I have known
Bill Mastro since the late 70's and he was always a stand-up guy with me. I purchased many cards from Bill and Frank Nagy at the earlier shows. This was before his auction house was developed and when he set-up tables at the shows with Frank Nagy. I have bought and consigned items with his auction house and was always satisfied with the results. I am not a fan of his $100.00 minimum bid auction catalogs but they do serve a purpose. As far as his employees bidding on items, not sure if it matters, there are some strong bidders out there for premium items and the majority of them don't even know this board exists.
I have known Josh Evans about the same amount of time, and this was before he started his auction house. He is a stand-up guy also. Of course his auctions lean towards memorabilia and New York items, so not much there for me.
Believe it or not there are probably many bidders out there bidding on friends or relatives consigned items with their knowledge. I see no way to stop this practice.
Not sure if any of this means anything, but these posts remind me of trying to take down a a Popular athlete, Successful Company or Major movie star. That seems to be the American way lately.

Joe

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