Expect to stand around a lot. I've gotten to auctions at 9am and hung around until mid afternoon for one item I'm interested in to sell, and then seen the item sell for twice what I was willing to pay.
If there's only one large item I'm interested in on an auction, I've gotten the habit of calling the auctioneer ahead of time and asking him if he can predict approximately the time it will sell.
Traditionally, all the small stuff sells first, then progresses upward with the large, high dollar items selling last. But you can't even trust that. There was a local auction a couple of years ago that had several vehicles I was interested in, and vehicles usually sell late in an auction. I arrived at the auction a half hours after it started, and found the vehicles had been the very first things that sold. Someone commented they didn't hardly bring anything.
It seems everyone has their own bidding theories. Some will bid aggressively right from the start on an item, thinking it will scare everyone else off. Others will wait until the bidding almost stops and then jump in. I play it by ear, but I usually set a top dollar I'll pay for something and then bid one bid above that, in case someone else has the same thought.
In a nutshell, expect the unexpected. Hope this helps. Good luck!
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