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<p>[QUOTE="Severus Alexander, post: 4819425, member: 84744"]I can offer some inside info here, since I've seen the process on biddr from the auction house perspective. <i>Pre-bids</i> are not private, the auction house can see them. So it would in principle be possible for an auction house to set up fake accounts to shill bid you up to your max. I've been suspicious in the past when my bids were constantly maxed out.</p><p><br /></p><p>However <i>proxy bids</i> are hidden from everyone except you. That's why I recommend proxy bidding if you prefer not to live bid. Proxy bidding has been available on the biddr platform for a while now, and I'm always suspicious of auction houses that choose not to offer it. Does Zeus? I've only participated in Zeus auctions once & don't remember much. I won this Maurice follis from them:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1167484[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Severus Alexander, post: 4819425, member: 84744"]I can offer some inside info here, since I've seen the process on biddr from the auction house perspective. [I]Pre-bids[/I] are not private, the auction house can see them. So it would in principle be possible for an auction house to set up fake accounts to shill bid you up to your max. I've been suspicious in the past when my bids were constantly maxed out. However [I]proxy bids[/I] are hidden from everyone except you. That's why I recommend proxy bidding if you prefer not to live bid. Proxy bidding has been available on the biddr platform for a while now, and I'm always suspicious of auction houses that choose not to offer it. Does Zeus? I've only participated in Zeus auctions once & don't remember much. I won this Maurice follis from them: [ATTACH=full]1167484[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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