30 Sep
2010
30 Sep
'10
2:21 p.m.
William Donzelli <wdonzelli at gmail.com> writes:
And as well seasoned veteran, my observation is that
the whole shill
concern is quite overblown. It is just not nearly as common as some
would like to believe. It is easy to blame a shill than to come to
grips that lots of others with deep pockets like this stuff as well.
I'm acquainted with a retired patent attorney who collects brass
musical instruments. When he moved from Idaho to Texas a few years
ago, his collection went in 11 moving vans.
When he spots something that he likes, he places a bid and it's like
a dog marking its territory. Since he has more money than time,
he'll outbid anyone who tries to bid against him.
No shill, he--just very deep pockets.
--Chuck