Run it until it's bleary-eyed and sore. Some of the most amazing things happen near the end of the auction. People shift their money around between auctions and even within your auction. One auction once ran for 80 days, and you can bet there were some pretty nice things going on.

Note: As soon as a bidder asks you "Hey when is this thing over?" chances are he's done bidding and wants to send you a check. Always let someone send you a check if all their stuff is sold but other people are still bidding. Spread out packing and shipping rather than lumping it all into one weekend.

8 Jan 96 [TSL]