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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;omahaorange, post: 1424929, member: 28199&quot;]In Pennsylvania, it is illegal for the auctioneer to bid solely to drive up the price.&nbsp; It is permitted for him, or an employee to bid, in order to meet a reserve, but it has to be disclosed prior to the start of the auction and the bidding that the item has a reserve price (don&#039;t have to say what the reserve is, just that it has a reserve).&nbsp; It is also legal for employees to bid for the purpose of buying a particular item.&nbsp; Usually when a runner starts to bid against me, I simply back off, since I don&#039;t know what the intention is.</p><p><br /></p><p>Me, if I read this prior to entering a live auction, would simply walk out the door.&nbsp; After reading this, I think either the sellers will still own their stuff, or the auctioneer will have some tremendous bargains being the only one bidding.&nbsp; Won&#039;t participate, but may be interestng to watch.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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