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Posted By: davidcycleback

As has been touched on, staggering is probably the best. Many collectors want to win items but can't afford to win everything. If they see they've been outbid on one item, perhaps their first choice, they will move onto the next. So they bid on a long line of items, perhaps all, trying to win some. For these bidders, this is not possible if the items end at the same time. In fact, if the items end at the same time, they may restrict their bidding out of fear they might win too many items. With staggered bidding, they have a running tally, saying "Okay, I won this and this and lost those five. I have enough money to bid bid on the last one."