Sadly, the nature of an auction is to get people into the heat of the chase. How often do you see people bid more than the regular price from a big online cigar store? The guy who is selling can obviously justify a higher price than the guy simply looking to get a good deal for personal consumption. I can see the sense of bidding for the entire lot when the price is still low, in hopes of still getting a few at the cheaper price, but to bid on all at the high end does lean toward a B&M circumventing his wholesale distributor. I can't see how that can be thwarted. Hopefully the guy has his shelves full and won't bid on the next lot that comes up.