He's disgusted or mad. He's disgusted or mad. Now consider this has been happening regularly throughout the auction. They feel as though they're wasting time and are getting ready to leave. Of course not.
Auctioneers hate to call anything a no-sale because it's a badge of failure.
While an auctioneer can get away with it a few times in any given auction, if he does it more than that he will agitate the bidders, poison the atmosphere, and sink the auction. The second option is for the auctioneer to bid for his own account. Some jurisdictions allow this, and some don't. Even where it's allowed, good practice indicates that an auctioneer should not do this unless he has made a clear disclosure in his opening remarks of his intention to bid on some lots. The third option is to use a buy-back number.