If a seller has decided to offer something for sale, the buyers may well buy the something.
If potential buyers are wanting something, they're out of luck unless the owner decides to become a seller.
The two way system is used in real estate multiple parcel auctions quite often. And it maximizes the total sales price for the seller.
As for someone wanting one or a few lots, I don't know that it's obnoxious, but it is frustrating. And it's tough on folks who at the time of the sale, don't have deep enough pockets to buy an entire set.
What's the auction house doing??? When they get done talking about how they're working for the seller and how they're helping the buyers, what they're actually doing is trying to maximize their cut of the money that's changing hands. I'm not faulting them, but they are trying to maximize the money that the lots collectively bring... and that's good for the seller, too. So I think these auctions are frustrating to someone wanting one or a few lots, and the solution is to bid up the parts. We'll continue to see this auction format.
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