I've never been to an auction where there were house bidders running stuff... that I know of, but the auctions I go to most certainly allow the owners to bid on their stuff. I don't know why everyone gets their panties in a wad about that. Auctions are only a game anyway. People send stuff to an auction to 'get it gone' or to try and fetch a better price for something that they couldn't sell out of their yard as is. All are hoping for 'auction fever' to set in. I go for the day to shoot the breeze. If I'm interested in something I look it over carefully myself and decide what it's worth. That's what I'm willing to bid and no more unless I'm stuck for that item and can't find a better deal on a dealers lot. I've also had the owner of a particular item bid against me on that item. There's a simple solution for that situation. When you're approaching what you're willing to pay.... stop bidding just long enough to give him his warning sweat. Then bid once more before it sells.... If he bids again he takes it home. It works on the greedy ones. The stupid ones.... well, they take it home. That simple. For what it's worth, I don't have a problem with that in the least. I'd do the same thing. If I put something in a consignment sale, I'm not going to leave it there and give it away to someone like me who WILL buy it for as little as possible. I have no morals on what I'll offer on an opening bid... So be there to watch it or take nothing for it. Reserve bids are useless at most auctions. I've seen it countless times where the auctioneer would advertize a reserve bid of so much.... A reasonable sum for the machine in most cases... and not get a single bid. However, if they just go about selling the damn thing they nearly always get what they wanted for a reserve and sometimes a lot more. That's just how auctions are. If you can't take the heat, get outta the kitchen.
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Today's Featured Article - Harvestin Hay: The Early Years (Part 2) - by Pat Browning. The summer of 1950 was the start of a new era in farming for our family. I was thirteen, and Kathy (my oldest sister) was seven. At this age, I believed tractor farming was the only way, hot stuff -- and given a chance I probably would have used the tractor, Dad's first, a 1936 Model "A" John Deere, to go bring in the cows! And I think Dad was ready for some automation too. And so it was that we acquired a good, used J. I. Case, wire tie hay baler. In addition to a person to drive th
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