Friday, April 5, 2019

Bidding In An Auction House

By Deborah Kelly


What is an Auction, and the reasons why some would go out of their way to attend such an event. The main purpose of auctions is to sell items to the highest bidder. But is really all that, what makes those items so special that they do not have a fixed priced and people have to put on their bid to compete with each other. The truth is Phoenix Auctions and other auction house they do not only sell items that you can in a convenient store in town. Found in an auction are antiques that have not yet been tarnished by time and vintage items are no longer is sold worldwide.

Auction has been known to have started during 500 B. C and what were auctioned were unwed women. As for the Romans they used auctions to sell properties and estates, soldiers during those times also used auctions to sell goods that they have acquired during war. The earliest records of auction in American are during the times when they would trade or sell of slaves.

Experience is one of the best things you could get from the auction events, the thrill of trying out your luck in bidding for an item that you want. Plus imagine its packed with diverse individuals probably with the same interest as you.

Throughout time with the all these advancement in technology when consumers started the trend of online shopping, just a few clicks and the items that you want would be delivered to your address, which is the reason why there are auctions now a days where you could bid online. And all the items you have successfully won through your bid will be delivered and just like that you get the rare or vintage items.

With all the malls and supermarkets in todays society, there are some who would prefer to shop the easy way. There is even this new trend of online shopping, but of course you could not personally check the quality for yourself, not until in arrives on your doorway. That is the biggest difference in buying online and bidding in auction, because most of the items are known to be with quality, which is the reason why the bid starts off with a good price.

Most of the items sold in auctions are antiques with historical value, there are also auctions for jewellery and vintage cars, that only have few more found in different parts of the world. Avid collectors would do everything to get their hands on some priceless artifact, which would be a good addition to their collections.

But regardless of your entire thought process during the event. It is guaranteed that you will enjoy it and when you get what you initially wanted there is more satisfaction, in your part being that you were able to get what you came there for.

When you look at the long history of auctions, how it started out from bidding items lost in war and unmarried wives now it is purely to sell items of high value. Items that varies from ancients silverwares, to well crafted jewelleries, and by the end of it the bidder gets what they want and the seller is satisfied.

Though when the event starts everyone is bidding against everyone, but by the end of it all the experience is worth telling and sharing.




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