Live Auctions — the next seven days
One item at a time, one auction every hour, 9 AM to 9 PM, Monday through Saturday. Bidding is open to members; anyone can watch. All times Central.
Next 7 days
No auctions scheduled yet this week
Any member can book an hour and sell one item. Pick a time that suits you — it is yours until it is over.
Sundays are closed — auctions run Monday through Saturday.
How it works, start to finish
Four steps, from booking the hour to handing the item over.
Book an hour
Members pick any free hour, Monday to Saturday. The first starts at 9 AM, the last at 8 PM, and it ends at 9. One item per auction, one photo.
Set your starting price
Put in the lowest price you would take. If only one person bids, that is what it sells for — so never start below your floor.
Any amount, as long as it beats the last bid by $1.00
The first bid must be at least the starting price. After that every bid has to beat the current bid by at least $1.00 — bid above that as high as you like. Members must be signed in, and a seller cannot bid on their own item.
When the clock stops, the highest bid wins
At the end of the hour the highest bidder wins. The winner and the seller each get an email, and a message thread opens between them to arrange payment and pickup.
Paying
Money changes hands directly between buyer and seller, the same as any listing on the market — the site does not take payment or a cut.
Watching
Anyone can watch an auction without an account. Bidding needs a free member login.
The last five minutes
An auction that starts at 8 PM closes at 8:55, not 9:00 — that is the time to bid to. If someone bids in those last five minutes, the clock gets five more minutes, so nobody can win by waiting for the buzzer. It never runs past 8:59, which is what keeps the next hour's auction starting on time.
No bids?
If nobody bids, the hour simply ends with no sale — nothing is owed, and you can book another hour.