I'm getting some extra rest for REA Saturday

[barrysloate]

I didn't want to suggest that the auction should end early at the expense of bidders or consignors. My comment was directed towards all the dead time in the first eight hours of the bonus period. If something compelled bidders to start bidding earlier everyone could still get all their bids in.

I know there are insomniacs out there who look at staying up all night as an adventure, but I am sure that more than half the bidders don't find it to be much fun. And many are simply unable to do so. This has nothing to do with me, since I am not an aggressive bidder. I set my limits and almost never go past them. So I can place those bids anytime.

Maybe there could be an incentive to get people to start bidding before 1:00 AM. For example, anyone who gets all his bids in before 11:00 PM Eastern Time would get a $5 gift certificate to Taco Bell. Something as enticing as that would unquestionably get the auction to end at a reasonable hour.