At the City of Tulsa auction (run by Chupps) man that auctioneer earned their money on one lot. It was three 2 dollar bills and three 1 dollar silver certificates. All told the value was basically $10. They got somebody to pay $52.50 for it.
Not 20 minutes later I had no less than 5 people tell me I was an idiot for pay $160 for a Leupold scope. I later sold the scope on eBay for about $500 to fund a project.
Auctions are weird animals, but that's what makes them fun if you have self control.
