What is 'Shill Bidding' ? A third rail in the world of collectibles and auction houses in general, this topic has subsumed the hobby's zeitgeist over the past couple of weeks. After a prominent ...

The hottest topic in the hobby this month has been the debate over shill bidding after high-profile collector Patrick Ryan confirmed he had bid on his own item in a Fanatics Collect auction. “I ...

His hostile takeover bid failed because Clorox’s board adopted an approach known as a “poison pill,” where existing shareholders are given the opportunity to buy more shares at a steep discount. If ...