Bill Mastro To Plead Guilty

[sox83cubs84]

Re: Bill Mastro To Plead Guilty

I don't mean to put you on the spot, Dave, but what is there to like about Mark Theotikos? He does not seem like an honorable man, and based on the quoted article, I hope he and his cohorts are punished to the fullest extent of the law.

I agree that any wrongdoing should be punished, Frik, but Mark was still a personally likeable guy. We often used to do business back in the 1990s on autographed gumcards, as he would buy some of the better items I had.

I do have one Mark T. story that has nothing to do with personal or business ethics, but that you might find amusing. I'll send it off-Forum.

Dave Miedema

[joelsabi]

Re: Bill Mastro To Plead Guilty

I'm definitely not a computer 'techie'/expert but it would seem reasonable that a/any bidding program could be written/programmed to 'Bid up to the/a stated Max Bid' with/on the right command. Having said that, whether that is done or not would be dependent on the honesty, integrity, etc. of the user, i.e., auction house.

i think it would be reasonable for the feds to confiscate the bidding program of in question auction houses to see how the bidding system is actually coded and if it is coded differently then expected. (ie. bid up to one less bidding increment of highest bid at one hour of auction ending time) sometime i just wonder because of the greed that is related to valuable auction items.

remember when it was phone auctions. i always won at my maximum bids but how was I to verify.

[rufusandherschel]

Re: Bill Mastro To Plead Guilty

I've got news 4 Bill that no one whose been taken in by His & His Cohorts Countless Schemes will be crying 4 him while he's Mastrobating in his Prison Cell @ night for the next couple of years. Hopefully a couple of his associates @ Legendary aren't far behind.

I'm pretty much done with ALL of the Auction Houses except 4 maybe Hunt as I'm tired of All of the Shill Bidding, Altered/Created Bogus Crap & the Scumbags who have no problem Ripping You Off.

I'll take my chances dealing direct and with eBay/private collectors.

Its a crying shame that FRAUD exists on such a level in this industry that the FBI would need 2 work 24-7 for years to bust all of these Degenerate Creep's.

Can't wait 2 see more of these Self Important Punks go 2 the Can & find out why they call it the Slammer.

What goes around comes around unfortunately for far 2 many consumers this process takes Far 2 Long.

Sadly, points well taken!