Rick, I won a Tobin shotgun at less than half my maximum bid, so the house plays fair with the absentee bids.
Unfortunately this is not true with a few of the Eastern auction houses. Most are on the square but a few crooks are still in business according to Clarence the Collector. Clarence likes expensive Winchesters and Colts and single shot rifles, and is a big patron of one or two auction houses in the East & Midwest. He knows most of the crooks and a few of the honest ones too, which speaks
volumes about his own (?) character (G).
Of course since I'm his close friend I take
great interest in pointing this out to him as frequently and embarrassingly as possible. After all, what are friends for? (VBG)
Caveat emptor, regards, Joe
