Auction Courtesy. Your Thoughts

[Jiyulie Resident]

I think a "Hi" to a late comer is welcoming. Because late or not, they are there to patronize, and if a sale goes through, it is business made. Time in auctions are not always limited. It is up to the auctioneer.

A greeting from the auctioneer during the auction, is actually welcoming. They may have accidently stumbled upon the auction. A warm greeting could actually gain you a new customer or client or patron. And I think it is in auction that people can make new friends.

It is true that unrelated IMs are a distraction. In that case, you might want to use Firestorm. You can activate the autoresponse and so you won't be disturbed.

But if all these are still a hassle, you can have an auction that says, only prices allowed in the open chat. No other greetings allowed and no open discussion in the open chat. SO the auction becomes strictly a boring auction with no interaction.

Every auctioneer has a choice to decide their own auction. But every buyer and seller too has a choice to decide on the kind of auction they would like to attend.
So you can choose not to attend an auction you are not comfortable with. If you don't like the way the auctioneer's way, so I think this all voice down to one word, CHOICE.