The IMA will post auction start times & end times on the home page. All auctions will run for 10 days only. When the auction ends, all items not sold will come off the auction & be posted & priced on our Retail Site Magic Catalogue http://www.ronallesimagic.com We are fully licensed with SSL, so all your login information is encrypted! All magic and consignments are in our warehouse, ready to ship! Be sure and read the "Help" and "FAQ" topics (located top & bottom of each page) Automatic Proxy Bidding Our automatic bidding system makes bidding convenient so you don't have to keep coming back to re-bid every time someone places another bid. How automatic bidding works When you place a bid, you enter the maximum amount you're willing to pay for the item. The seller and other bidders don’t know your maximum bid. We’ll place bids on your behalf using the automatic bid increment amount, which is based on the current high bid. We'll bid only as much as necessary to make sure that you remain the high bidder, or to meet the reserve price, up to your maximum amount. If another bidder places the same maximum bid or higher, we’ll notify you so you can place another bid. Your maximum bid is kept confidential until it is exceeded by another bidder. Example The current bid for an item is $50.00. John is the high bidder, and has placed a maximum bid of $52.00 on the item. His maximum bid is kept confidential from other members. Sarah views the item and places a maximum bid of $55.00. Sarah becomes the high bidder. John's bid is incremented to his maximum of $52.00. Sarah’s bid is now $53.00 (example). We send John an email that he has been outbid. If he doesn’t raise his maximum bid, Sarah wins the item. Thank you for your support! Ron & The International Magic Auction Staff