Internet Bidding Instructions

1. If you are already registered at Stamp Auction Network and have been approved for internet bidding by Siegel, just log in at Stamp Auction Network, locate the Siegel sale and start bidding anytime during the auction.
   
2. If you have never registered as a bidder at Stamp Auction Network, then please go to http://stampauctionnetwork.com/siegel and click on “Register” at the top of the page. Check the box for “Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries” (under “R”). If you have never bid with our firm, please provide trade references we may contact to have your account approved (please do not use family members or credit cards as references).
   
3. If you have registered previously at Stamp Auction Network, but not specifically for our firm, go to http://stampauctionnetwork.com/siegel and click on “Update Registration” at the top of the page. Your information at Stamp Auction Network will be sent to us for approval. You may be asked to provide additional references before being approved for internet bidding.
   

Once approved for bidding, you must be logged in at Stamp Auction Network to participate. locate the page for the current Siegel auction using any browser.

Remember that to participate in the auction, you must be pre-registered at Stamp Auction Network and approved by Siegel Auction Galleries as a bidder.

To listen to the auction, you must be using Internet Explorer and requires the installation of a piece of software (ActiveX control) to make it work. Apple Macintosh computers cannot be used to listen to the live auction.

Towards the top of the auction’s home page there are two links:

• One link allows anyone to listen to the public auction broadcast.

• The second link permits registered bidders to join the public auction in progress.

Qualified bidders are automatically assigned a paddle number and will see a page like the one illustrated here:

If you have any difficulties, there is a help menu available at Stamp Auction Network, or contact John Zuckerman at Siegel Auction Galleries.

Tips for Internet Bidders:

The following tips and suggestions are designed to try and make the internet bidding experience more successful and rewarding

The bidding moves very fast (we typically sell between 80 and 100 lots per hour), and unless you act fast it is possible that your bid will be missed. These tips are suggested to try to ensure that this does not happen.

1. Know your limit before you start to bid. There is little time for contemplation once the lot opens. By the time you have made a decision, the lot may already have been sold.
2. When your lot comes up, be prepared to click on the buttons.
3. On the right side of your screen are several buttons for bidding increments. When your lot comes up, we encourage you to bid early. This way, we will know that an internet bidder is interested in the lot, and will try and keep the lot open a few seconds longer.
4. We will always try and get the lot for you for as little as possible. Sometimes there are tie bids, or other bids are acknowledged by the auctioneer before the internet bidder's bid can be recognized. If it is within your limit, use one of the higher-increment buttons to give yourself a better chance of winning the lot.