Quick rant ...

I had my eye on a Winchester Bull Gun in 30-06 with Redfield sights. The stock was chopped, then glued back together, so the collector value was gone. Opening bid on Proxibid was $800, which I bid before the auction started. I check in later, says it was sold on-site for .... $800. WTF? How can it be sold onsite if I put that bid in first? And this was an Amoskeag auction, which I thought had a decent reputation.

Now I will say I'm familiar enough with Proxibid to keep an eye on their premiums which can border extraordinary at times. And I know that if you put in a "max" bid, even though the website says it will bid up to that amount, they just go straight to your high bid.