I found this ownership info, not on the Gavelsnipe.com website (I looked thru their Terms and Conditions and FAQs--and could find nothing about who it's corporate owner is on either page), but on a third party site, called website.informer.com. Heritage is stated as the owner/registrant.
Created: 2006-03-14 Expires: 2013-03-14 Owner: Heritage Auctions Registered through: GoDaddy.com, LLC (http://www.godaddy.com) Hosting company: PSINet, Inc Registrar: GODADDY.COM, LLC IPs: 38.107.251.34 DNS: ns1.gavelsniper.com ns2.gavelsniper.com Registrant: Heritage Auctions Registered through: GoDaddy.com, LLC (http://www.godaddy.com) Domain Name: GAVELSNIPE.COM Domain servers in listed order: NS1.GAVELSNIPER.COM NS2.GAVELSNIPER.COM -Kerry On Wed, Apr 18, 2012 at 1:50 PM, David Kusumoto <davidmkusum...@hotmail.com> wrote: > Rich > > How did you know? Through the site itself (which is key) - or through pals > or by just "being in the know?" If a consumer signs up with GavelSnipe for > the first time today, is there a PROACTIVE disclosure in GavelSnipe's terms > and conditions about its relationship with Heritage? If so, it undercuts > everything I've written and I owe everyone a big apology. -d. > > ________________________________ > Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2012 13:41:37 -0700 > To: davidmkusum...@hotmail.com; MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU > From: sa...@comic-art.com > Subject: Re: [MOPO] Potential Conflict of Interest? Is Gavel-Snipe owned by > Heritage? > > > David > > the ownership of Gavelsnipe by Heritage corporate was never hidden.. I knew > about it the day I set up my own account > > ________________________________ > Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2012 13:24:52 -0700 > From: davidmkusum...@hotmail.com > > Subject: Re: Potential Conflict of Interest? Is Gavel-Snipe owned by > Heritage? > To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU > > > I agree with Kirby too, particularly with his comment: "Any proxy bid system > could be undermined with enough 'nefariousness' at work." > > > Hence while I wrote my "essay" with a level of air-tightness - I was trying > to convey less personal suspicion about any "nefariousness" at work by > Heritage - (and it's only because I know and trust Grey) - but with more > concern about the link between GavelSnipe and Heritage - and how in my view, > it has a level of newsworthiness with the media that Heritage doesn't need. > Don't think so? Just REPLACE Heritage's name in my "essay" below - with > Sotheby's or Christie's or Profiles in History. You see, your emotional > reaction is based on the type of relationship and comfort level you may or > may not already have with any auction house on earth. This is really a > personal preference thing with people, e.g., they either trust the "leash" > between the two entities - or they don't. I just put it out there because I > know most people will read it - and most as a result will mull it over as > another quirky element that riddles all hobbies, not just ours. -d. > > ________________________________ > Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2012 16:20:39 +0200 > From: i...@motionpictureart.com > Subject: Re: Potential Conflict of Interest? Is Gavel-Snipe owned by > Heritage? > To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU > > I agree with Kirby. We've been using Gavelsnipe for eBay for quite some > time, we don't buy from Heritage, and never had any problems. > Ron > > ________________________________ > Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2012 09:05:48 -0500 > From: ki...@movieart.net > Subject: Re: Potential Conflict of Interest? Is Gavel-Snipe owned by > Heritage? > To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU > > I have used Gavelsnipe many times for Heritage and Ebay auctions and I have > never had even one whiff > of a feeling that I was being run up. I'm glad that this service exists > because I like the snipe process. I > can set it and forget it. > > Doesn't mean it couldn't happen if some nefarious persons wanted to pollute > the process. > > Any proxy bid system could be undermined with enough "nefariousness" at > work. > > Kirby > > ________________________________ > Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2012 02:13:00 -0700 > From: davidmkusum...@hotmail.com > Subject: Potential Conflict of Interest? Is Gavel-Snipe owned by Heritage? > To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU > > * With the impending launch of Peter Contarino's, Sean Linkenback's and Ken > Schacter's auctions (vs. fixed price sales which are there now), I've been > visiting their MoviePosterExchange.com site. It's easy to navigate and very > user-friendly. (BTW, where in the heck did the highly-touted $850,000 > "Metropolis" 3-sheet go? I can't find it! Did it sell?) At any rate, > while visiting the site's FAQs, I read that it has partnered with > GavelSnipe, the sniping program service, which will be available to bidders > for timed auctions. That's good news. > > * But what's interesting - and this has nothing to do with > MoviePosterExchange.com - is GavelSnipe "appears" to be owned by Heritage. > If I'm wrong, please correct me - and a thousand apologies if I am. I'm > less concerned about potential abuses like shilling and what not with > Heritage's auctions - than I am about transparency. GavelSnipe's murky > origins are troubling. I couldn't find much info about who owns or runs > it. This is NOT a criticism of Grey - who I consider a pal. The issue of > GavelSnipe's ownership - if indeed Heritage is its "owner" - is out of his > hands. It's bigger than him because it's available to bidders in Heritage's > other departments. > > * If true, this is NOT like PayPal being owned by eBay. It's more like > GavelSnipe being owned by Sotheby's or Christie's, e.g., a conflict of > interest where potential abuses "could" occur - despite assurances that a > "sniping subsidiary" of Sotheby's or Christie's - can operate independently > - with an iron-clad ability to preserve the confidentiality of all scheduled > "snipe" bids submitted online. Do you trust this, given what you've read in > the news about Sotheby's, Christie's, price fixing, Wall Street buddies in > bed with politicians trading stocks with confidential info, etc.? > > * By using ANY sniping program, you are imparting the same trust you already > give to auction sites when submitting "absentee bids" for "live" showroom > sales. The difference is you can't be "run-up" while using a sniping > program, or so you think, because your bids are placed in the last few > seconds of a timed sale. But what if the wall protecting "sniped bids" is > breached by another department in the SAME building? Here's what I know: > GavelSnipe is based in Dallas and "uses SSL encryption (so that) your > passwords are secured and not VIEWABLE by GavelSnipe personnel." I have no > reason to distrust this. But what about actual snipe bid amounts before a > sale closes? In the effort to make "sniping" available for clients like > myself who've clamored for it - I hope Heritage hasn't errantly opened a can > of worms by OWNING GavelSnipe - instead of PARTNERING with an > independently-run third party company - such as JustSnipe or others like it. > > * Before most of you scoff and dismiss what I'm saying as "manufactured > paranoia" or "no big deal" - please know that I'm approaching this as a > person who has personally GAINED by buying and consigning items with > Heritage over the years - hence I'm not inclined to see it stub its toes for > ANY reason. Again, I'm more concerned about transparency than abuse when it > comes to Heritage. And that's mostly because of Grey. But visit the > GavelSnipe site. It "feels" like it has something to hide - as if it > already knows that there's ZERO benefit to be PROACTIVE with consumers - > about who's "really" signing the paychecks for GavelSnipe's employees. -d. > > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com > ___________________________________________________________________ How to > UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: > lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF > MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com > ___________________________________________________________________ How to > UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: > lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF > MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. 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