Interesting thread on the non-sports board

[teetwoohsix]

So,other than the possibility of the house winning the item to sell in another format,maybe the house wins the item due to their shill bidding backfiring.They bid on the item in an attempt to drive the price up,and no one bids higher,so the house ends up having to buy the item?Either way,I would not feel comfortable bidding in that environment.

[calvindog]

Hilariously ironic that Pete Calderon was the one who had to answer to the legalized shilling question. Pete has some resume in this business.

[rhettyeakley]

Now it all makes sense why that green tinted Harrington's Earl Smith card had a few bids on it at above the $10,000 minimum.

[barrysloate]

I don't even think that Harrington sold. I heard the consignor got it back.

[rhettyeakley]

Barry, that is what I was getting at. It had several bids on it and didn't even sell for the super inflated price--how odd!

Why would somebody [not trying to falsely inflate the price of a $100-200 oddity] not take a bid of $13,000 or something for the card? Answer: None of the bids were legit!

[barrysloate]

Rhett- what I heard, and this baffles me, is that mid-auction the consignor decided he no longer wanted to sell it, asked for it back, and the house capitulated. I can't of course confirm that.

When I ran auctions if a consignor had asked for his material back while my auction was in progress I would have told him tough noogies (did I spell "noogies" correctly?).

[uffda51]

I've seen it spelled "nougies," but I'm no expert.