The best way for any auction IMO is to get all the bidders ready to bid at onetime. Giving the bidders strategy in an auction is a good thing and allowing them to shift their bidding based on their budget is good to.
1. Must place a bid by extended time.
2. Each lot goes off individually (10-30 minutes AH choice)
Extended time is when the timer starts to count down on each lot.
No hard closes at a default time
No more late night auctions where the entire auction closes at sametime
No more penalties for doing an after hour bid (clean sweep)
No more confusing closes (LOTG and Hakes)
Keep the next bid increments nominal and allow cut bids or any amount over.
All AHs need to use third party insurance and not make shipping or insurance a profit center. Nor, pass on "actual cost" from the carrier like Fed Ex or UPS which basically screws the buyer.
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