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<p>[QUOTE="springfld.arsenal, post: 223409, member: 54"]I write down my maximum bid in my catalogue before the item comes up and rarely get sucked in to bid more. Beyond that I don't think it matters where I sit as long as the auctioneer can see me. But if it is a large room with plenty of chairs I may set up behind or to the side of the crowd, with an extra chair reversed in front of me for a work desk, lunch tray, etc. These days all but the smallest houses have as many phone bidders as floor bidders, if not more, so where you sit and when you jump in really doesn't matter, and the most desirable lots very often sell to the phones.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="springfld.arsenal, post: 223409, member: 54"]I write down my maximum bid in my catalogue before the item comes up and rarely get sucked in to bid more. Beyond that I don't think it matters where I sit as long as the auctioneer can see me. But if it is a large room with plenty of chairs I may set up behind or to the side of the crowd, with an extra chair reversed in front of me for a work desk, lunch tray, etc. These days all but the smallest houses have as many phone bidders as floor bidders, if not more, so where you sit and when you jump in really doesn't matter, and the most desirable lots very often sell to the phones.[/QUOTE]
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