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barrysloateAnthony- I have 182 lots. Coincidence? 
It was easy to see why the Ruth got so many bids. I just went to the lot and clicked on "bid history." There were two people left at the end. One set a very high ceiling bid, and the second kept bidding until he passed it. You can determine this by the time the bids came in (two bids posted at the exact same second).
Joann- my auction closes the last night at 6:00 PM and then the 15 minute rule begins. From roughly 6:00-8:00 the bids come in at a modest pace. From 8:00-1:00 they come in close to non-stop. In the last 30-40 minutes they start to trickle, with lots occasionally running nearly the full allotted time before another bid comes in. I would guess that happens in all auctions.