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03-26-2018, 07:58 PM #1
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Shill Bidding
Dear Members,
Have any of you guys ever had strong reason to believe you have been shill bidded in a major auction house (not Ebay)?
If so how did you guys proceed?
I feel like I have been a victim recently where my bid was raised from $3300 to my exact ceiling winning bid of over $6000 with 3 consecutive bids over a span of 3 minutes in the final minutes of auction close. There were no bids for 2.5 hours prior to closing. I find it hard to believe I got bidded up exactly to my ceiling bid with 3 bids when there were many increments between $3300 and my ceiling bid.
I don't necessarily mind the closing price since it's the most I would have paid for it but I'm not going to just roll over and pay without at least speaking with one of the owners. I know for a fact I was a victim of shilling bidding at Mastro and other auctions, which I won't name, in the past.
To this date Goldin, Hunts, Heritage are the only auction houses where I continue to win items below my ceiling bid.
Any advice would be appreciated.
Thanks
Goh Nishiyama