The Ten Minute Rule goes into effect at 10PM ET on the last day of the auction.

The auction usually ends between 4-7am the following morning.

Here is how to achieve bidding success:

• Place your bid BEFORE 10 pm in order to continue bidding on that lot AFTER 10 pm!
  Getting your initial bid placed before 10 pm is the best way to be a winning bidder with the ten minute rule in place. If you have not bid on an OPEN lot before 10, you will NOT be able to bid on it AFTER 10!
• All lots WITHOUT an opening bid at 10 PM will remain OPEN to ALL bidders. These lots can receive competitive bids.
• Any lot with a SINGLE bid at 10 pm will close and be awarded to that single bidder.
• For all lots that are active after 10 pm, bidding will remain open until approximately 10 minutes have passed without a bid being placed on ANY lot. The 10 minute rule is NOT applied per lot; it applies to bidding activity within the overall auction.
• All bids - online, email, phone, fax - are considered by the 10 minute clock.