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Originally Posted by dlockhart

https://www.carscoops.com/2026/01/car-auction-bids-doj-scheme/#Echobox=1769826373

Is anyone surprised? This is dealer to dealer, what are the odds that consumer markets are rigged.
Used car salesmen are known for their ethics, like sharks are known for veganism.

Link doesn’t work, what auction site was that? When I had a dealer’s license I used to buy all the time through Manheim, but you could also bid in person as well. You could easily have people driving up prices online, I bet it happens frequently on all the sites. Even just getting a buddy to bid would be a way to game the system.