?1780 R. King (title page) Kidnappers..Lottery-office-keepers..Mock Auctioneers [etc.].
1861 14 Dec. 1 A ‘mock auctioneer’, in Manchester, has been fined £5 for acting without a license.
1926 F. W. Engholm (title of film) The mock auctioneer.
1987 15 May 9/7 The mock auctioneer or ‘top man’ and his accomplices the ‘floor men’ may need to make a quick getaway.