Silent Auction

I'd like to know how 'they' chose which items went into the live auction and which were placed into the silent auction. It turns out both of my donations were part of the silent auction. The silent auction went on after a couple weeks of online bidding and continued all night through the live auction. There were three sections of items in the silent auction, i.e. A, B, and C. Mine was the first item in Section A and got a great placement with maximum visibility. Some of the others were tucked around a corner. There were three to four very active bidders which served to generate quickly higher prices. It was fun to check the bidding sheet from time to time and receive one pleasant surprise after another.

That's it for now.

Attleboro Arts Museum Charity Auction (cont'd)

As I have never been to one of these before, I was duly impressed. The event was well-organized and professionally executed. A buffet of hors d-oeuvres downstairs. An open bar. All was covered by the $35 entry fee. My entry was free since I was a donator. The auctioneer was quite good and moved things along.

Although we left before the event concluded, I would not be surprised if the lady shown in my picture to the right was the eventual winner of my painting. Several bidders returned to up their bid, but she always seemed to be there to outbid them, returning perhaps 8-10 times to up her bid.

We did not see any of the silent auction items get anywhere the number of bids as my "Village Shoppes at Night'. It was exciting, amusing and satisfying to actually witness the interest first-hand.

I'll report back, probably early this week, with the final results.