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pick bids off the wall
Verb
informal
Japanese Meaning
(非公式な表現)競売人が、実際には存在しない入札をあたかも受け入れたかのように見せかけることで、実際の競り参加者の入札価格を不正に吊り上げる行為
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(informal) For an auctioneer to acknowledge non-existent bids, so as to fraudulently drive up the price for the actual competing bidders.
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pick bids off the wall
The corrupt auctioneer would pick bids off the wall whenever a wealthy collector started bidding, pushing the final price far beyond its true value.
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The corrupt auctioneer would pick bids off the wall whenever a wealthy collector started bidding, pushing the final price far beyond its true value.
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