"Reading through your other posts, you certainly understand Corvette’s. Having said that, I’m am going to make a point and single some things out.
You (and a couple of others) consistently created a level of chaos in this auction. It was a hypothetical worst case scenario that was beat like a dead dog. What you cannot do (nor ever will) is be able to assess what your (and others) ongoing comments had for an effect on bidding….. or the continuation of bidding. While I do not disagree that the car went for a “market number”, the possibility for it to have gone further is something that cannot be gauged. No one will know if the dialogue scared off even one bidder. Frankly, you did not have a horse in this race.
You seem to command a large amount of respect on BaT. I’m sure an amount of that is well earned. Nonetheless, you threw your hat into the ring on a public forum. And not just once. You are entitled to your opinions and the format of BaT allows and promotes that. But, don’t make yourself out as a victim. The attention drawn to yourself is the byproduct of your writings (multiple times). I find it inexcusable to justify the behavior as permissible simply because the car reached a “market number”.
Hopefully, BaT may look at some of this and take note. Perhaps it’s a good time to reevaluate some facets of the current format."
Well said.
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