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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TIF, post: 2793515, member: 56859&quot;]I much prefer auction houses to <b>not</b> display bidder names so that&#039;s my one complaint about CNG&#039;s auctions.&nbsp; It just adds unnecessary complexity to bid planning <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie3" alt=":(" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />.&nbsp; It seems like it would be better for the auction house (and consignor) for the bidder names to be kept private.&nbsp; Perhaps I&#039;m wrong, but I suspect that more often people <i>refrain</i> from bidding because of knowing the current high bidder (whether because they like the person or because they think they can&#039;t outbid the person).&nbsp; If this is true then the auction house and consignor might have made more profit if the bidder names were not displayed.&nbsp; I guess the opposite could be true though-- that another bidder might see the name of someone they don&#039;t like and bid more.&nbsp; The second scenario seems less likely though.</p><p><br /></p><p>For the few auction houses who display bidder names, if there is a coin I&#039;m serious about and if I think I know the current high bidder, I do contact the bidder to discuss their level of interest.</p><p><br /></p><p>With rare exceptions, I bid in the last seconds on timed-closure auctions or when the auction is live, so the above scenario doesn&#039;t apply in reverse to my bids.&nbsp; My bidder name changes frequently so you aren&#039;t going to know I was the winner until I post it here or on my website, or unless we have spoken privately about the lot.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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