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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;The_Cave_Troll, post: 991593, member: 1674&quot;]rlm is correct, there is typically very little advantage to bidding at the last possible second in a live auction.&nbsp; This is because the auction doesn&#039;t end at a specific time (like eBay does).&nbsp; In fact as long as there are bids being made that particular lot will remain open with the auctioneer accepting additional bids.&nbsp; The best plan typically is to place your bids before your lots actually hit the block so that the computer will excercise them on your behalf.</p><p><br /></p><p>As a Heritage Auctioneer I can confirm that the auctions do move fairly quickly (that IS one of the points of an auction, after all).&nbsp; Typically they go between 150 and 250 lots per hour, which works out to an average of 12-20 seconds per lot.&nbsp; That means you need to be prepared when your lot opens because you run the risk of missing it if you aren&#039;t ready to bid once the lot opens.&nbsp; However if you are prepared then you should have little difficulty in keeping up if you have a fairly recent computer with a good internet connection.&nbsp; One thing you can do during a live auction is you can click the &quot;disable bidding&quot; button on the Heritage Live software so that you don&#039;t accidentally bid on an item that you don&#039;t intend to bid upon.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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