REA Auction Ends Today Sunday April 30. Initial Bids Must Be Placed By 12 PM EST!

[spacktrack]

Hi Everyone,

Just a note of reminder that REA's Spring Auction ends this Sunday, April 30. Initial bids must be placed by 12 PM EST on Sunday. We will be utilizing the same method of closing that we did in the fall where extended bidding begins at noon eastern and the entire auction remains open until no bids have been placed for 15 minutes. If the auction continues past 6 PM EST, we reserve the right to close it at anytime, but under no circumstance will the auction continue past midnight eastern. Last year's auction was over by 11:45 PM EST Sunday night. We recommend that you follow the recent bids page to stay aware of the auction's activity throughout the night.

You can check out all 2650+ lots on our website.

If you have not yet registered for the auction, you may do so online.

If you would like to receive a free catalog, you may request one online.

If you're signed up to bid and forget your login information, you can request your bidder number or your password on our website.

We will be in the office tomorrow from 10 AM to 5 PM EST and again on Sunday from 8 AM through the close of the auction if you need any assistance. You can also email us with questions at any time.

As always, thank you to all the bidders and consignors who make these auctions possible. Best of luck to all participating!

Brian Dwyer
REA

[spacktrack]

Just a reminder that today is closing day.

The deadline for initial bids is 12 PM Eastern.

Extended bidding will continue until no bids have been placed on any items for 15 minutes. The entire auction remains open; it does not close lot by lot.

We reserve the right to close it at our discretion any time after 6 PM EST without regard to the 15 minute rule.

We will send out at least two email updates, including a fair warning email, later in the evening, but we encourage bidders to monitor the recent bids page on our website to see the pace of the auction.

http://bid.robertedwardauctions.com/lots/bids

If the auction is still going at 12 AM Midnight, it will close automatically, but it did not reach Midnight last year.

We are in the office all day for anyone with questions.

Good luck to all!

Brian

[irv]

I always enjoy looking at what comes up for auction and seeing the bids. Just wish I had the money to play like some do!

[T206Collector]

Kudos for an amazing auction, and a civil and humane closing time!

[ullmandds]

its a perfect rainy day here in st paul for a humane ending time to an REA auction...mimosa please!

[swarmee]

What's the policy for cards with no bids? If you place one now, do you win it outright, now that we're in overtime?

And secondly, the timing/wording of the closing rules is slightly incorrect. Since the clock is timed to quarter hours, there technically could be no bids in 29 minutes and the auction may not end, just based on bidding at the start of one quarter and the end of another quarter. It's cleaner to only end at :15, :30, :45, or :00 but the language does not portray that. (I do a lot of editing of engineering documents, so I'm a little overboard when it comes to being grammar police.)

[Republicaninmass]

Thanks for letting me know, I've watched it count down TWICE.

One more thing, I wish I was able to see what my max bid had been once I'm outbid on an item. Then I wouldn't be tempted to go higher

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[swarmee]

Read post #6 in this thread...

[jcc6252]

Originally Posted by Republicaninmass

Thanks for letting me know, I've watched it count down TWICE.

One more thing, I wish I was able to see what my max bid had been once I'm outbid on an item. Then I wouldn't be tempted to go higher

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The best you can do is go to the individual lot, click on Bid History, and it will show you there.

[Sean]

Every time I look at the recent bids page it shows a flurry of bids on the T3s. Is it just two bidders topping each other?

[Republicaninmass]

Flying nun wax box!

[swarmee]

Are you sorting by "Recent Bids"; I only see 1 (Chief Bender) in the last 50 bids.