When the weather presents the problem of rain, snow, heat or cold there is understandably a lot of grousing from those waiting. At those times, it's hard to even explain to yourself why this mission is so urgent. But there you are, waiting until your number is called, watching as each person leaves the house, making sure the line keeps moving and always eyeing what is coming out of the house. It doesn't matter, the departing object is just what you wanted. After the first hour, the line at the front door disappears, replaced by a steady stream of the hopeful.
People continue to buy, but in a more deliberate manner.
Bids are left in the Bid Book throughout the course of the first day and into the morning of the second day. The bid time period again attracts the more energetic buyers. The two-day sale has, in fact, been weeks and sometimes months in the making. The owners are taking the things they value most but much remains to be sold. By the time they contact an estate sale company, they have usually decided this last option too daunting a task, one for which they lack both the expertise and the time.