What’s the difference between live and timed auctions?

We host two types of auctions:

Live auctions are the real thing – our live audio and video feeds connect you to auctions around the world, so you can bid in real time over the internet. They are traditional auctions, based in a building, yard, farm etc. which are broadcast over i-bidder.com. You can bid at the auction over the internet in real-time while experiencing the atmosphere.

Timed auctions take place without an auctioneer calling the sale. Each lot can be bid on for a defined time period. At the end of this period, the bidder who has submitted the highest bid wins the lot, provided the bid exceeds the reserve price. You'll know it's a timed auction as the end time will be displaced on the lot page.