Auction services first priority is in providing a fair, honest, and enjoyable auction experience for all who attend. Whatever the reason for selling items, whether it's the loss of a family member, an estate settlement or just the sale of a few items, one needs to trust the auctioneer who sets up the full suite of auction services. Some of the auction services provided by leading auction houses include an online auction preview that contains digital images of the items going up for bid. There are always ways to create an E-mail list to notify people of the upcoming auction. Some services offer auctioning throughout the year such as business liquidations, real estate, estates, charity and benefits events. They will also generlaly handle absentee bidding for those who want to bid on an item but cannot be present at the auction.

Auctioneers who use Live Auctioneers online services have access to many bonus features and a full complement of automatically generated aids that can be accessed through the password-protected back end. Among those features are invoicing, auto feedback, nonpaying bidder status, outbid notification to eBay users who have left absentee bids, weekly electronic newsletters, image processing and hosting, editing suites, end of auction status, bidder approval flexibility, block bidders, eegular bidders atat tracking, fully automated category indexing and category lists, help files, title builder, keyword assistance, complimentary catalog for your Web site, live help 24 hours a day, fully computerized real time acutions, fully insured packing and hauling and a whole lot more.