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Auction houses are always trying to get the highest price possible for any item they are selling. As such, they don't represent the buyer, they represent themselves and, to a certain extent, the seller.
Any expectations of fairness a buyer at auction may have are unwarranted. The only defense a buyer at auction has is her own expertise. If you hire an expert advisor their job should be to talk you out of buying stuff and they should be paid a bonus for doing so.
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