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mock auction

an auction where items are given away or the right to bid is restricted to persons who have bought or agree to buy goods or one where goods are sold to a person lower than his highest bid. It is an offence to organize such an event under the Mock Auctions Act 1961.
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A whisper passed among the elder collegians that he had been seen at a mock auction in Moorfields, pretending to buy plated articles for massive silver, and paying for them with the greatest liberality in bank notes; but it never reached her ears.
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Salesmen who give free items, reduce prices after bidders have made an offer, or restrict bids to certain sections of the audience are likely to be committing an offence under the Mock Auctions Act 1961.
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He said: "These mock auctions were a confidence trick on the public.
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