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Old July 21st, 2005, 01:57 PM   #6 (permalink)
slack
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Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Hollywood, CA
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Just an observation.

This seller, who many of us know a bit about, typically has high prices protected by reserves. Here, he bloats that it is an old school no reserve auction. However, he then makes is a private auction.

It is, possibly, a basic setup for shilling. Not only can he keep from selling it at a price that is not high enough for him, he can drive the price skyward. This seller also has operated under multiple IDs, and with partners. There are few legit reasons to keep the bidders private in this instance, and he does not usually do that with his reserve auctions.
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