I was going to post a link to a "High End Barbie" auction on my Dolls for Sale Blog until I read the following disclosure:
"... even if such [permissable] bids [by the auctioneer, an employee of the autioneer, or the seller or an agent on the seller's behalf" are placed solely for the purpose of increasing the bid."
This sounds like shill bidding to me, which I thought was illegal.
In addition to a 14% Internet buyer's premium, winners will have to pay shipping. Unless potential bidders are enthused about 1990s Barbie's, with the exception of Wild Bunch Francie, I did not see much worth taking a chance on getting outbid by someone whose sole purpose would be to increase the bid and not to win the item. Some of the bids that are currently at $1 might possibly receive what sounds like shill bids before the auctions end. For this reason, I won't share the link to the site.
I guess what happens in Vegas should stay there.
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Auction Information and Special Terms of Sale:
PLEASE READ: At the request of the auction company, this auction permits bids to be placed by the auctioneer, an employee of the auctioneer, or the seller or an agent on the seller's behalf, even if such bids are placed solely for the purpose of increasing the bid. While [Auction Site]'s Unified User Agreement prohibits this behavior, in accordance with UCC 2-328, this auction is permitted to engage in this activity by providing this clear disclosure to you, the bidder.
"... even if such [permissable] bids [by the auctioneer, an employee of the autioneer, or the seller or an agent on the seller's behalf" are placed solely for the purpose of increasing the bid."
This sounds like shill bidding to me, which I thought was illegal.
In addition to a 14% Internet buyer's premium, winners will have to pay shipping. Unless potential bidders are enthused about 1990s Barbie's, with the exception of Wild Bunch Francie, I did not see much worth taking a chance on getting outbid by someone whose sole purpose would be to increase the bid and not to win the item. Some of the bids that are currently at $1 might possibly receive what sounds like shill bids before the auctions end. For this reason, I won't share the link to the site.
I guess what happens in Vegas should stay there.
dbg
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Please visit and "Like" The Doll Blogs: When Dolls Speak I Listen
