Why a soft close beats sniping — and what it costs the house
A hard close measures connection speed. A soft close measures willingness to pay. The mechanics, the maths, and why extensions are a feature rather than a bug.
Field notes
Notes from the floor
Four things worth knowing before you bid, written by the people who run the sales. No listicles, no "top ten auction hacks" — just the mechanics and the arithmetic that decide whether a lot was a good buy.
Clean, salvage, rebuilt: reading a title brand before you bid
What each title brand actually means, what it does to insurability and resale, and the three things to check on a branded-title vehicle at inspection.
The arithmetic of a buyer’s premium
Why the number on the board is never the number you pay, how premium and sales tax compound, and how to work backwards to a maximum bid that fits your budget.
The removal deadline is part of the price
Storage fees, abandonment, and why the buyer who wins a great lot and cannot collect it has not saved any money at all.