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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Cascade, post: 2461128, member: 75984&quot;]In those cases I&#039;ll start throwing out my highest bid as an opener. It shocks people and 8 times out of 10 you&#039;ll win as they can&#039;t think fast enough before the item sells (to me). You end up paying your top mark but it almost ensures a win. That&#039;s what I&#039;m talking about with having various strategies and changing it up using them when applicable. Read the crowds and apply which strategy you think best which only comes from experience. Brett is correct in a broad sense about luck and knowledge while I focus on the finer points. There are a lot of stupid people that get caught up in the moment though and those people are hard to deal with. I usually go sit next to them and either intimidate them or be friendly and verbose.&nbsp; There&#039;s 101 ways to skin an auction cat so one must be fluid and have many tools in their arsenal. That said, sometimes things just don&#039;t go your way or you play the wrong card etc. That&#039;s what&#039;s fun about it. Auctions are like a box of chocolates both in terms of items and audience. You never know what you&#039;re gonna get <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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