This auction is conducted much differently than our typical live auctions. The sale will feature a variety of antiquarian, vintage, and collectible books. Some are rare, some curious, some helpful, some odd, but ALL lots will start at $1! This will be an online-only timed sale, and the catalogue will appear only on our website in partnership with HiBid! Plus, if you are bidding in the live auction on the day prior, shipping will be combined to save on shipping costs, or you will be able to pick up your lots from both sales in one trip.
To make this sale economically possible, certain time-saving and labor-saving methods must be used, and thus the online-only sales will differ from our usual sales in the following ways:
1. The cataloguing and photography will be minimal (in the interest of time and cost) compared to our normal auctions.
2. This sale will be timed and online only. The sale will use a "soft close" in which lots begin to close at predetermined times; however, if any bid is placed on a particular lot within the last 3 minutes, then an additional 3 minutes will be added to the clock for that particular lot. In other words, you don't have to worry about losing a lot to a bidder who is competing against the clock rather than you. You will also be able to bid on lots at any time prior to the sale, just as with our usual sales.
3. All winning bidders invoices (including shipping) will be charged to their cards following the auction (the card entered upon registration.) This is simply a time-saving and labor-caing measure, for the online-only sales only; for those bidding in the regular live auction on the previous day, shipping of bookworm lots will be combined and reflected on that invoice. For those bidding only in the online-only auction, all you need to do is bid, win, and wait for your package.
