A volunteer will call to let you know you have the winning bid on an item. Remember, the bids announced and written on the Auction boards at closing time are unofficial high bids. It may take an hour or more after the board closes to sort through all the bids, so you can't be called immediately after the board closes. My bid was on the Auction board when the closing announcement was made. High bids written on the boards are unofficial high bids.
Bids take a few minutes to get from the phones to the boards.
If you have placed a bid before the board closing announcement is made, your bid is accepted. We will continue to make calls until 15 minutes after we go off the air, but we try not to call after 1 a.m. If the items you're bidding on are for sale late at night, we may ask for your daytime phone number and call you the following day. After your successful high bid has been confirmed, visit Vilas Hall, on the corner of Park Street and University Avenue on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus to pick up and pay for your items. All items must be picked up by Wednesday, June 6, 2001.