If you were in the auction room during the CC & GTCC Convention and someone you knew across the aisle was bidding on a chip that you wanted, are you saying that you would not bid against them??
What would actually happen is that it would be decided before the auction who bids. If it is my friend's turn to bid then, regardless of whether or not I want/need the chip, I won't bid. I trade short term pain for long term again.