When people start bidding the auctioneer goes real fast and confuses people and then you dont even know who is bidding against who. Now this is something they only do when they know an item will sell for good money, such as TV, High end Furniture, jewelry, guns etc. I've been going to this auction for over 2 years and this is something I notice happens quite a few times. Auctioneers also have their regular wholesale customers who seem to get better treatment than others and are hard to compete with. Keep in mind you also pay 20% on top of what you win the item for. 10% auction fee + another 10% tax, So an item that you got for $120 will end up to be $144 out the door. Other than that it all depends on your luck. Some days this place is packed and some days not so much. You get better deals on slow days.