They tell you that up front. Be a phone bidder. Then they bring you in when floor bidding gets slow. They aren't there to help you save money and get a bargain.

Quote Originally Posted by mr.e moose View Post
The one thing that bothers me is when auction houses start the bidding at my maximum bid. When they say $1500 to $2000 as a estimate and I put a $3000 bid in and that is what it starts off at.