aka "left-bids" or "pre-bids"

• If you're the first bidder, we'll open bidding at 65% of your max absentee bid, or $25—whichever is greater.
• For bids of $25 or less, we’ll open at the full amount of your absentee bid.
• Competing absentee bids will up the bid in increments of $10, up to the max absentee bid.

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• The current bid reflects all confirmed absentee bids.
• Bidding starts at the current bid during the live auction.
• The current bid shown here may not include unprocessed absentee bids.

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aka "start bid" or "opening bid"

• The minimum bid is the lowest bid amount we are obligated to accept on a lot.
• We may accept offers below this amount, but we reserve the right to pass an item if no offer meets or exceeds the advertised minimum bid.
• Bidding on items with absentee bids will typically start at 65% of the maximum absentee bid.

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Your absentee bid for Lot 166 - F.V. Hayden Expedition, U.S. Geological Survey, Department Of The Interior, Albumen Photo By William Henry Jackson, Showing North American Indian (Ancestral Pueblo) Stone Ruins In Mancos Canyon, 1880 was successfully submitted—thank you for bidding with us!

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For our full absentee bid policy, please review the Auction Rules.