Me personally, I hate auctions that end at 4:00-5:00 in the morning. Those definitely favor the west coast bidders at the expense of the east coasters. For the Love of the Game auction this morning, it was STILL going on when I woke up at 6:00 AM in the morning! I technically could have kept the bidding going, but Al shut the auction down even though the countdown clock was still winding down.
My favorite auction endings are Hunt, Legendary, and Huggins & Scott. Have each lot with their own 30 minute timer. Poop or get off the pot.
When you end auctions in the wee hours or definitive late times (Ebay ending in the early hours or a Net 54 live auction ending at midnight), you definitely lose out on the East Coasters bidding, which hurts your final price.
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