oscaletrains posted:Live auctions like this one though, I don't quite understand how that works. Some of these items are now on Ebay too. So what, does the live auction START with the bidding price of what the item was bid up to on Ebay and go from there?
You are correct that all items for this auction are on Ebay. Ebay works as a bid catcher for us for the week leading up to the auction. Folks can leave absentee bids through our site, Ebay, and Invaluable. Come auction day, our computer gives us the second high absentee bid and that's where we start the bidding. For example if you absentee bid $100 on a lot, but the internet is only at $60, we start at $60. We CAN NOT see your high absentee bid, so at that point it's the absentee bids vs. the live bids on both the internet and the floor. Hope this helps explain it.
