Charles Andrews wrote:
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> No hanky-panky implied, rather,
> why in the name of sanity do Japanese collectors bid up the price
> of these things
> way before the auction closes? It makes absolutely no sense, and,
> as an on-topic
> matter, it drives up the prices for things beyond what they might
> otherwise be if
> these bidders used the sane way of bidding, and sniped stuff.
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> Do these guys get into some kind of shooting contest? Who wants to
> waste money in
> that way? If I'm a seller, I love it, of course, but if I'm a
> buyer, it's nuts.
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From what I've heard over the years, bidding the item up instead of sniping at the end of the auction is a matter of honor amongst the Japanese; the honorable thing to do.
Chuck Schmidt South Pasadena, Southern California
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