Scott,
I have been on the floor for a "Live Auctioneers" auction and the auctioneer does everything he can to sell it to someone in the room, including allowing floor bidders to 1 up internet bidders after the hammer. The internet bids are treated lower than phone bids. When the high bid is on the internet, the auctioneer says, "the high bid is on the internet" and the crowd laughs. To win a bid on Live Auctioneers from your home computer you have to be high bidder above the estimate and above everyone in the room. I really like the format though. The Saco River style auctions are really the best imo.
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