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<p>[QUOTE="all_fakes, post: 223498, member: 55"]I like the middle for observing the proceedings, and with a good view of the phones, just because I'm curious to know if there are multiple phone bidders or just a few. I'll stay there to bid my maximum on things I don't much care whether I win; but if it is something I am desperately wanting, I'll move to the back, with a clear view of the auctioneer.</p><p>I'll note that in my experience, most of the professional dealers sit as far back as possible.</p><p>I usually wait to begin bidding until things are well underway, but not so late that I risk losing; in part because the auctioneer will often reduce the opening bid until people jump in. And because if there are multiple bidders, I'd like to wait until some of them have dropped out.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="all_fakes, post: 223498, member: 55"]I like the middle for observing the proceedings, and with a good view of the phones, just because I'm curious to know if there are multiple phone bidders or just a few. I'll stay there to bid my maximum on things I don't much care whether I win; but if it is something I am desperately wanting, I'll move to the back, with a clear view of the auctioneer. I'll note that in my experience, most of the professional dealers sit as far back as possible. I usually wait to begin bidding until things are well underway, but not so late that I risk losing; in part because the auctioneer will often reduce the opening bid until people jump in. And because if there are multiple bidders, I'd like to wait until some of them have dropped out.[/QUOTE]
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