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How To Bid

  1. Read the Terms of Sale and Auction Closing Procedure before bidding. Closing times may change during bidding, so it is important that you are familiar with our closing procedure.

  2. To place a bid go to the homepage, click on one of the categories or use the search features to find your interest. If an item has not received its opening bid, you may bid that amount or any higher amount. If the item already has an opening bid, the screen will show the next acceptable bid (10% above the current bid amount).

  3. For each item, you may enter the lowest acceptable bid OR you may enter your confidential MAXIMUM bid. A MAXIMUM bid may be any amount. If you enter your maximum bid, it will be executed at the lowest amount possible, but if you are outbid, Hake's will bid on your behalf as needed, to keep you as the high bidder up to the maximum amount you specify. An email will be sent if your maximum is exceeded.

  4. Invoices are mailed to all bidders on the Saturday following the close of the auction. Telephone inquiries about winning bids cannot be answered until Monday. However, winning bids and account numbers, along with a list of unsold auction items still available, are on our website usually by 6:00 PM of Thursday's closing day.

  5. We ship orders in the order paid -- first in, first out. However, the sudden rush of paid orders and the care we take in packing means orders usually are shipped within 10 working days after payment is received. Please allow three weeks from the day you send payment before calling to check on the status of your order.