Ted - I know how you feel about the power of the 10 percent increment, but as I've told you, it can work both ways. It may make it too difficult for anyone to top your bid, so that you will win the lot. If the increment were 2 percent, every time you bid you would almost certainly be topped. It does work both ways.
I guess the part of the auction process I often miss is getting caught up in the moment. Because I ran my own auctions for many years, and because baseball memorabilia was my sole source of income, I rarely had the luxury of getting caught up in the emotion of bidding. I always had to look at the price of something more objectively, and did have to set limits. Maybe in that respect I missed out on a part of the hobby that others get to enjoy.
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