picks bids off the wall

A form of pick bids off the wall — Of an auctioneer, to acknowledge nonexistent bids, so as to fraudulently drive up the price for the actual competing bidders.

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Meanings

verb
  1. indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of pick bids off the wall
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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “picks bids off the wall,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/picks%20bids%20off%20the%20wall.

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