Maybe I am wrong, and I don't want anyone to take 
this the wrong way!!!

Shouldn't Silent Auctions truly be 'Silent'?

What I mean is... I always though silent auctions 
worked this way:  You place your bid, and at the 
end of the time you find out if you won.

The silent auctions I have seen lately work like 
this :  You place your bid, the seller tells you 
if it's the highest or not, and you have the 
option to bid higher and higher.

I just think it gives the seller an advantage to 
manipulate prices if he or she so chooses.  AND I 
AM NOT ACCUSING ANYONE OF THIS!!!!!  PLEASE DO 
NOT JUMP DOWN MY THROAT ABOUT IT!!!!!

Anyhoo.... just thought I'd see what everyone 
elses opinions were.  In my opinion, you should 
bid what you will pay, and then wait for 
results.  I also think that it makes it easier 
for the seller, not having to juggle back and 
forth all the time and keep track of 10 different 
offers from each person interested.

Then again, I could be totally off my rocker.  
Does anyone know how silent auctions are really 
supposed to work?!?

Thanks for any info!

Cher