Absentee bids let you place your maximum bid on an item before the live auction begins. During the live show, we’ll continue bidding on your behalf up to your max bid — just like leaving a bid with a traditional auctioneer.
When you place an absentee bid, you’ll choose a bid strategy. Your chosen strategy determines how the current bid will be set at the time your bid is placed. Your maximum bid always remains confidential.
The available strategies are:
🐢 Slow & Steady — starts your bid low and lets others chase you.
⚡💥 Power Bid — starts at about half your max to show intent without revealing your top number.
♥️♠️ All In ♦️♣️ — sets the current bid to your full bid amount right away.
The current bid shown on each lot reflects all confirmed absentee bids and updates automatically as new bids come in.
When the live auction starts, bidding will begin at the current bid. The auctioneer will continue bidding on behalf of absentee bidders up to their max bids.
Because absentee bids can arrive seconds apart, the current bid you see may not always include bids still being processed. Refresh the page for the most up-to-date information.
For our full absentee bid policy, please click here.
Bidding Quick Facts
How bidding works
All items have a minimum bid of $1.00.
When "No Bids" is displayed, it means no absentee bids have been placed on this item yet.
Once bids are placed, the current bid will be displayed instead.
For more information on the bidding process, please click here.
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For our full absentee bid policy, please review the Auction Rules.
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Lot 053 - Antique Halloween Postcard Featuring Witch With Owl On Shoulder Before Orange Moon, Made In U.S.A.., Undated
Antique Halloween postcard featuring two-color illustration in black and orange of a witch in pointed hat with buckle with owl with orange eyes perched on her shoulder before an orange moon. Text reads "Wishing You a Jolly Hallowe'en with scarey sights and 'thrillers' to be seen." Publisher marked "No. 1133 Halloween 6 Designs Made in USA" in green text on reverse. Two one-cent U.S. postage stamps affixed with postmark to Cornish, Maine with R.F.D. notation. Handwritten message on reverse and remnants of pencil writing visible in white surround on front. General age-appropriate wear, slight soiling and toning, corner wear, and crease visible in upper left corner.