Comments on: 1857-Era House of Representatives Bookcase http://rarevictorian.com/2009/04/house-of-representatives-bookcase.html The definitive Victorian antique furniture destination Thu, 19 Apr 2012 22:07:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Online Auction Bidding Failure | Rare Victorian http://rarevictorian.com/2009/04/house-of-representatives-bookcase.html/comment-page-1#comment-1844 Online Auction Bidding Failure | Rare Victorian Mon, 20 Apr 2009 14:32:12 +0000 http://rarevictorian.com/?p=2256#comment-1844 [...] didn’t win the House of Representatives Bookcase that I bid on this weekend at the Harlowe Powell sale. Apparently my $1,625.00 bid was not enough [...] [...] didn’t win the House of Representatives Bookcase that I bid on this weekend at the Harlowe Powell sale. Apparently my $1,625.00 bid was not enough [...]

]]> By: james conrad http://rarevictorian.com/2009/04/house-of-representatives-bookcase.html/comment-page-1#comment-1843 james conrad Mon, 20 Apr 2009 09:19:00 +0000 http://rarevictorian.com/?p=2256#comment-1843 Yup, thats what happens to bidders online, we are second class bidders. Yup, thats what happens to bidders online, we are second class bidders.

]]> By: RareVictorian http://rarevictorian.com/2009/04/house-of-representatives-bookcase.html/comment-page-1#comment-1840 RareVictorian Sun, 19 Apr 2009 14:17:15 +0000 http://rarevictorian.com/?p=2256#comment-1840 Update: I had bid $1,625 via Artfact Live! in advance and it appears that it closed at $1,600. Why does it feel like that absence of a "highest bidder" email which was scheduled for last night is an indication that I fell through one of those absentee bid loopholes where identical bids placed by the in-person bidders take precedence and bids probably have to be in $100 increments (not $25 - the amount my max bid exceeded the winning bid). I haven't read the fine print to check how the absentee bids are handled. I usually don't have to... Update: I had bid $1,625 via Artfact Live! in advance and it appears that it closed at $1,600. Why does it feel like that absence of a “highest bidder” email which was scheduled for last night is an indication that I fell through one of those absentee bid loopholes where identical bids placed by the in-person bidders take precedence and bids probably have to be in $100 increments (not $25 – the amount my max bid exceeded the winning bid).

I haven’t read the fine print to check how the absentee bids are handled. I usually don’t have to…

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