I spoke with the people at the Barrett-Jackson auction house today. While talking, I asked them this question. Their representative laughed at me and assured me that no owners would be permitted to bid on their own items. Barrett-Jackson is the most popular auctioneer I’ve ever heard of, so I think we can use them as a metric for what is or is not acceptable. As someone who has attended similar auctions dating as far back as the 80s, I would agree that this is the expectation of those involved.
Now that qualified experts have weighed in, the real issue here is whether or not Vod should be in DT2. I would recommend Anduck reach out to those who have added him for an explanation regarding this topic. However, since the feedback seems to be in line with expert opinion, the only thing left to really examine is how long after a misdeed it is appropriate to leave feedback. This is in my opinion the proper debate here.
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Thanks for weighing in.
Did the Barrett-Jackson auction house representative tell you why owners wouldn't be permitted bidding?
I think it's already clear to all of us that there are different standards around the world related to auctions. In my country, in the local auction houses, it's perfectly normal if the owner bids on the item. As has been explained several times, being the owner of the item doesn't increase or decrease ones ability to act as a bidder too. The rules are same for everyone. In this one case 2-3 years ago, it was not stated whether the auction had reserve or no reserve, and lead to some confusion. This has been hashed for quite some time now. It should also be clear that self-bidding is in no way dishonesty or scamming, and stating whether there's a reserve or no reserve is the correct practice as there's no universal "default".
That auction is not even related to the topic of this thread, and vaguely related to the rating itself. Vods rating towards me is not due to some auction. Vod rated me red, because he promised to do so if I didn't bend to his blackmailing. It's that simple and proofs are publicly available. This auction thing is simply the only tool Vod found to be remotely useful to suit his action.
Additionally, his rating contains this lie "Also admitted to me in PM he lied about this matter" -- this has not happened. I've asked Vod to present this PM several times, but he can't -- obviously because he would need to fake it. He already
did fake a quote, so it wouldn't surprise me. See how Vod first makes up a quote, claims it was said by me, then goes back and say it was not said by me but someone else faked it (when he faked it (attributed the quote to me) himself), and then still keeps on reasoning his actions based on that fake quote..
Obviously some 1.5 years old auction (at the time of Vod rating me red) is not the root of this rating. It's all presented in this thread, follow the links, e.g.
this. Whenever Vod claims I've done something, please try to find out the proof for that. There's always nothing. E.g. when he claims that I told Vod I trust him. That hasn't happened. E.g. when Vod claims I've admitted lying. That hasn't happened. E.g. when Vod claims I've lied. That hasn't happened. There's simply nothing to back any of those claims except Vod's words.
OgNasty, we both know that half of the DT are inactive, been for years. It's not like they're going to come read this single case of wrongdoing, and it's not like they're going to remove Vod because of it. Vod has done much good for the forum, so is one wrongdoing worth it to nullify all that, in their eyes?