overpriced or fake?

Rick · 19th June 2008, 11:52 PM

"There but for fortune."
(and knowledge)

Eh ?

asomotif · 20th June 2008, 11:12 PM

Absentee bids at auctions are a matter of trust.

A respectable auction house is not suposed to use imaginairy floor bidders.

Personally I would not be happy to be floor bidder and have some anonimous ebay bidder bring me to higher prices.
Unless of course the auction would not be anonimous and you would be able to check all biiders.

As for chinese items, I like the food. That must be about the only chinese thing where "what you see, is what you get" .

19th June 2008, 11:52 PM	#1
Rick Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 6,336	"There but for fortune." (and knowledge) Eh ?

20th June 2008, 11:12 PM	#2
asomotif Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 2,228	Absentee bids at auctions are a matter of trust. A respectable auction house is not suposed to use imaginairy floor bidders. Personally I would not be happy to be floor bidder and have some anonimous ebay bidder bring me to higher prices. Unless of course the auction would not be anonimous and you would be able to check all biiders. As for chinese items, I like the food. That must be about the only chinese thing where "what you see, is what you get" .