Re: [MOPO] Shill Bidding A MUST READ

2009-09-18 Thread David Kuspa
Yes, this is my main concern also--that max proxy bids entered in the days and weeks prior to the live auction are used by the auction house to their advantage--to drive prices up with shill bidding just below the max proxy bid. We've all experienced the feverish bidding that can occur between 2

Re: [MOPO] Shill Bidding A MUST READ

2009-09-18 Thread buy movie posters
do you all realize the catastrophic chain of events that could occur if in fact heritage auctions is found guilty of fraud? “anyone” who has bought “anything” from them since there inception will have a dog in this fight and will have grounds to conduct their own legal investigation and

Re: [MOPO] Shill Bidding A MUST READ

2009-09-17 Thread buy movie posters
- what i question are the secret max proxy bids that are placed prior to the live auction going underway. time and time again i see or hear of someone looking to bid on an item lets say of $100 and they do go ahead and bid, and put in their secret max proxy of $2500 and within hours, that is -day