At 08:59 AM 2/23/2006, William Donzelli wrote:
I know
I've accidentally bid against myself in a real-life auction. :-)
An ethical auctioneer will NOT allow a bidder to bid against
hinmself. Most will simply say something like "you are already the high
bid".
Yes, whenever I've done it (generally at rural farm auctions - never
been to an auctioneer-based tech auction) the auctioneer generally
makes good humor of it and all the farmers laugh. Sort of like
the way they laugh about the way I drove the Volvo out into the
field to jump-start the tractor.
- John