Stupid REA Question

[glchen]

Another stupid question. Is there anywhere they show the 15 minute countdown for Extended session? I know this will probably go on for a while, but both Goodwin and Heritage showed some clock counting down (and for Goodwin, constantly resetting). If there is any place to see recent bids on all lots, that would be useful too (I know I can see bids on individual lots).

[Jim VB]

Originally Posted by glchen

Another stupid question. Is there anywhere they show the 15 minute countdown for Extended session? I know this will probably go on for a while, but both Goodwin and Heritage showed some clock counting down (and for Goodwin, constantly resetting). If there is any place to see recent bids on all lots, that would be useful too (I know I can see bids on individual lots).

If you click on "Recent Bids" you'll see that he still has about 200 bids coming in every hour. The 15 minute clock will NEVER come into play. After 11:00 PM Eastern, the auction will end when Rob gets tired and wants it to end. That's the way it's spelled out in the rules.

[Rob D.]

Posted atop the home page of the auction on REA's Web site. Bold face is mine.

If the auction continues to as late as 11:00 P.M. EST on May 1st, 2010, Robert Edward Auctions reserves the right to close the auction, at its sole discretion, at any time. We recommend bidders leave maximum left bids utilizing Robert Edward Auctions' "Honest Auto-Bid" system to avoid disappointment. There will be no warning to exactly when we will close the auction should bidding continue past 11:00 P.M. EST. We do not anticipate the auction to remain open very long past 2:00 A.M. EST (technically the morning of May 2nd, 2010).

[glchen]

Originally Posted by Jim VB

It allows for you to bid, someone else to bid, and you to bid again (and repeat.) If it didn't skip bids, you could have two bids in a row, effectively setting it up so that the second bid could never happen.

Originally Posted by Jim VB

If you click on "Recent Bids" you'll see that he still has about 200 bids coming in every hour. The 15 minute clock will NEVER come into play. After 11:00 PM Eastern, the auction will end when Rob gets tired and wants it to end. That's the way it's spelled out in the rules.

Got it. I see the Recent Bids in the Browse By box on the left hand side now. Thanks! Gary