b'Bidder continued from page 25and that is what it went for, but I did not get it. This happens periodically in a liveAnother thing to watch out for when bidding online is assuming you have the bid. auction format. In a live auction, bids are accepted by the auctioneer as they come in.Remember, you do not have the winning bid until the auctioneer acknowledges you So, if you have the bid at $90 and the auctioneer is asking for $100 (and you left a $100have the winning bid. The screen in front of you may say you had the bid because you max bid), the computer does not let you raise your own bid (bid against yourself) andbid what was being asked for, but that computer is not the auctioneer. The auctioneer the auctioneer generally has no idea what your max bid is. So, if someone in the livemay accept another bid from another source. Most auctioneers go with who they see audience crowd bids $100, the auctioneer acknowledges and accepts that bid. They areor hear first. So if you and other bidders or online platforms are bidding the same now winning at $100 (because it was their turn to bid). In this scenario, it was just badthing at the same time, the auctioneer acknowledges who one he sees or hears first luck their turn happened to fall on the same amount as your max bid. This kind of tieand takes that bid, even though your screen may tell you for a moment that you had does not happen often, but when it does, its usually a whose turn was it kind of thingit. Beware of this, pay attention to whose bid the auctioneer has accepted. Again, this (at live auctions, you generally do not raise your own bid, other bidders do). goes back to the risk of trying to bid in real-time, online. If you bid early enough, the screen should adjust after a moment and let you know if you are out, because the If the auction is strictly online (like an online timed auction for example) then theclerk did not accept your bid. However, if it is too close to the closing of the lot, you computer system gives the bid to the earliest bidder who bid that amount. For example,may not get the notice in time.if you left a $100 max bid and you now have the bid at $90 (assuming the increments are set at $10) then if someone else tries to bid $100, the computer will automaticallyRemember this; at pretty much any live auction the auctioneer has the final say. He is accept your bid at $100 and reject theirs, giving them notice that someone else bid thatkind of like a referee. He calls it how he sees it and the decision is final. It is up to you to amount already. But this does not work in live auctions, because the auctioneer is who isknow where they are and to get your bid presented in a timely manner. At our auction accepting the bids as they come in. house, we have 2 internet platforms and a live crowd going all at once, so there are potentially bids coming in from 3 sources simultaneously. When the auctioneer accepts A strategy I have used to help avoid tie situations like this is to go online before thea bid, the others are out. So if iCollector (for example) said you were winning, but you auction and see where the winning bid is at. Figure what your max bid is going to be anddidnt, it was probably due to one of the scenarios listed above. Or it could have been a then count forward from where you are to see if that max bid would fall on someoneclerking error. Sometimes the clerk may hit the wrong button with your bid showing elses turn if the bidding goes that far. For example, if the bid is now $10 and you areon it even though the auctioneer took that amount from someone else (in which case winning, but willing to bid up to $50, think like this: me $10, them $20: me $30, themthe clerk should have hit the button next to the one with your bid on it, so you can see $40: me $50! In this case, you win unless someone goes over $50. However, you may behow easy it is to make a temporary error). Usually, this is noticed right away and they at risk if you left a $40 or a $60 bid because that amount probably will not fall on yourcorrect it. But for a minute, it might have shown you were winning by mistake. Humans turn. There are a couple of rare scenarios that could still go against you, but most of thedo make errors after all, especially when you put a clerk in a high-stress situation like time, this will work. a fast-paced auction. That is why I say, the safest way to bid online is to leave max bids ahead of time. This way your bid shows up every time you are outbid, and it does so Another complaint heard from online bidders is they were trying to bid and it got soldimmediately, so you have a good chance of being recognized. The next best way to bid for less than they were trying to bid. Again, this goes back to the risk taken when tryingonline is to bid early in the process. The later you bid in real-time, the more risk you to bid in real-time online and waiting to bid. There is the lag factor between what youtake of not getting your bid accepted in time. As mentioned, live auctions move rapidly.are watching and what is actually happening in the live auction. This is usually the cause of your higher bid not getting accepted. If you really want to bid online in real-time, myAuctions can, and generally are a fun experience where you can buy things at good best advice is to bid early, right after the lot opens. Remember, it takes a few seconds forprices. We all enjoy them. However, if you want to become a better bidder, it is the bid to get to the auctioneer, so hesitation or a late bidding strategy is your enemy inimportant to know the rules and various nuances of the game. In closing, if you really online live bidding. want an item, know the value, know what you are willing to give for it and bid earlybut not foolishly. 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