6 Auction Etiquette Tips Everyone Should Know 1. Be prepared. Before the auction starts, find the brochure or booklet that has information about the auction items, and read it carefully.

Vickrey auctions not only reward honesty but also ensure that the item goes to the person who values it most (assuming everybody plays rationally). First-price auctions lack this guarantee because ...

Even the silent auction items have a higher minimum bid than we would be willing to spend. Every couple (or person, if single) is registered and given a bidding paddle with a number.

A copy of the Emancipation Proclamation signed by Lincoln -- the highlight of a fascinating catalog -- sold at a Sotheby’s auction for $12 million.

So, the Harbor Department sells anything held for 60 days or longer at auctions held twice a year, typically at steep discounts. The next happens Wednesday beginning 9:30 a.m. at Marina Park, 1600 ...

Collaborations with other partners that add significant expertise to the auction process are expected to add even more to the authenticity and value of the overall auction experience. Top Watch ...

Sotheby’s is still fine-tuning the logistics for its inaugural Paris-based Fashion Icons sale, which will include a total of ...

Bond traders are keeping an eye on Treasury auctions, ... There’s no fast-talking auctioneer and bidders don’t hold up paddles. ... “What they’re actually bidding are yields.

Claire West and Sharon Lowder checked in at the HALO Art Auction Benefiting Homeless Youth, got their bidding paddles, grabbed a cocktail, and they were off to browse through auction items early ...

Even the silent auction items have a higher minimum bid than we would be willing to spend. Every couple (or person, if single) is registered and given a bidding paddle with a number.