The Insider's Guide to Auctions (Paperback or Softback)

An Insider's Guide to Auctions provides you with everything you will need to know to win at auctions, the greatest game for grown-ups. Go armed with information and a smart mindset, and you can find real treasures and bargains. Go without some knowledge of the auction game...and you can get stung.

This guide teaches you how to do your homework before going, such as evaluating the auction catalog, judging the values of the goods, and spotting the great buys. You'll understand who sets the starting bids and the tricks they use, and get tips on making your bid and when to stop. You will also learn how to prevent auction "fever." In addition, you'll learn how to organize and sell your own items through an auction house. An Insider's Guide to Auctions is the buying, selling, browsing, bargain-hunting guide for the novice and the veteran, from country auctions to Park Avenue.

Cosmopolitan Magazine Editor Helen Gurley Brown enjoyed this book so much she dropped the author a note saying "you are a super writer" and that she was going to "enjoy this immensely".

Sylvia Auerbcah is an author/journalist who trined to be an auctioneer before writing this book. She has had four other books published, and many magazine articles written on variety of topics ranging from women's issues to personal finance. She is also a lecturer, a consultant to universities, and on call as a municipal court mediator.