The Auction Experience - Why or Why Not?

[Ivy Norsk]

I love auctions. I think they are so fun.
But also:
I would put cats up for sale and then inevitably also buy one. Which is fine. One doesn't need to make lindens this way. But they also have a way of exploding my cattery because every cat I bought I would breed, pretty much. So I was breeding many more cats. Mind you it was very very good for the quality of my Cattery to be bringing in nice auction kitties this way.

I have not attended auctions much in the past 6 months or so. It's just a way of scaling back, getting my Cattery under control. I consider it an on-again off-again type thing.
And to say again, I think they're very much fun as an activity.
I understand some people are intimidated and don't know the ins and outs. It is maybe helpful to have somebody more experienced give advice. Some auctions are better than others for beginners in terms of carefully going over the pedigree of each cat and what the hiddens are.

Know how much you want to spend before you teleport in and don't go over budget. You don't need to pay too much attention to the bidding pressures if you are very sure of your fixed limit. And if bidding goes over that limit, just stop bidding. There are always more cats.