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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;afantiques, post: 223420, member: 25&quot;]When I first went to auctions I&#039;d sit somewhere unobtrusive. After a whie I&#039;d sit in the front row because I was not really bothered who was bidding. I&#039;d have maybe 50 items priced in my catalogue and stick to the maximum I had written almost always. Sometimes I&#039;d run with a speculative lot just for the hell of it.</p><p><br /></p><p>If the bidding was far below what I considered the item was worth I&#039;d occasionaly jump the bidding a few hundred to speed things along and possibly intimidate other bidders.</p><p>I have never used any secret bidding signals, just waved or wiggled my bid number or catalog. </p><p>If the bidding was too fast and the auctioneer had me down for a bid when I&#039;d stopped at a lower value I made a point of saying so (politely but clearly).</p><p>Sometimes I&#039;d bid half the increment the auctioneer was looking for if the increment was in my opinion too large for the modest vaue of the item, going from 20 to 30 for example. This is usually done with a &#039;half&#039; hand signal or the voice.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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