I love when they applaud at the fall of the hammer!

MrEureka

Just not sure why they do it.

Regulated

What just sold for a lot of money?

Paradisefound

..... and Happy for the winning bidder?

AUandAG

I got hammered more that once. Nobody applauded and I regret that it ever happened.

bob

thebeav

I thought it always meant that the seller just made a lot of money !

Paradisefound

Oh .... what a jealous and sour bunch but oh well ........ you are the luckier one

Here is my belated applause just for you

@AUandAG said:
I got hammered more that once. Nobody applauded and I regret that it ever happened.

bob

davewesen

@thebeav said:
I thought it always meant that the seller just made a lot of money !

.. and at least 2 bidders bid way more than most in the room would ever think of bidding.

pics of what you won MrEureka?

ReadyFireAim

Only online is it acceptable to yell ...."YOU-SUCK"

(for those who have never attended an auction)

bolivarshagnasty

I believe they are all applauding for the fact that THEY didn't get caught up in the bidding war.

Ronyahski

I've been applauded a couple of times as buyer. I'd much rather be applauded as a seller.

Zoins

@Ronyahski said:
I've been applauded a couple of times as buyer. I'd much rather be applauded as a seller.

How do you know they weren't applauding the seller

Ronyahski

@Zoins said:

@Ronyahski said:
I've been applauded a couple of times as buyer. I'd much rather be applauded as a seller.

How do you know they weren't applauding the seller

Touche'

CaptHenway

I want to know why the audience applauds when a contestant hits the “Double Jeopardy” square!

Coinstartled

@CaptHenway said:
I want to know why the audience applauds when a contestant hits the “Double Jeopardy” square!

Or Oprah squeezes into size 24 jeans.

Paradisefound

LOL ....... very clever

@Zoins said:

@Ronyahski said:
I've been applauded a couple of times as buyer. I'd much rather be applauded as a seller.

How do you know they weren't applauding the seller

MrEureka

I figure that sometimes it takes someone paying a really crazy price for a really great coin to make us all feel sane for at least just a moment. That’s certainly applause worthy!

MrEureka

@davewesen said:

pics of what you won MrEureka?

To paraphrase Arlo, I didn’t win nothing. I had to pay $50 to park and pick through the garbage.

airplanenut

Better than when people applaud a plane landing

1Mike1

@CaptHenway said:
I want to know why the audience applauds when a contestant hits the “Double Jeopardy” square!

Because they turn the "applaud" sign on.

1Mike1

I thought the applause at the auction was for watching two people duke it out with money (excitement).

1Mike1

@airplanenut said:
Better than when people applaud a plane landing

I always thought it was silly to applaud a landing until one landing felt like we dropped 10 feet to the runway with a mighty slam to the entire plane. I started applauding after that.

ReadyFireAim

@1Mike1 said:
I always thought it was silly to applaud a landing until one landing felt like we dropped 10 feet to the runway with a mighty >slam to the entire plane.

"A successful landing is anything you can walk away from....A great landing is anything where you can reuse the aircraft"
Unknown

Broadstruck

Isn't it because the emasculated under bidder gets a Chevrolet Corvette?

SaorAlba

@airplanenut said:
Better than when people applaud a plane landing

If you have ever flown in the former Soviet Union on Soviet era planes, you learn to applaud a regularly scheduled landing. I've flown on aircrafts such as the Yak-42 with seat belts you had to tie down, metal tray tables that could execute you in a hard landing and the best part - leaky and whistling windows that made you wonder if they could handle another pressurization / depressurization cycle.

ricko

I mentally applaud myself when I successfully snipe on ebay... Cheers, RickO

Rittenhouse

@SaorAlba said:
If you have ever flown in the former Soviet Union on Soviet era planes, you learn to applaud a regularly scheduled landing. I've flown on aircrafts such as the Yak-42 with seat belts you had to tie down, metal tray tables that could execute you in a hard landing and the best part - leaky and whistling windows that made you wonder if they could handle another pressurization / depressurization cycle.

In America we don't fly on planes whose acronym sounds like someone puking.

Insider2

@MrEureka said that auction attendees often clap after a sale and he is not sure why?

I'm jaded. Perhaps it let's them think in their own mind that they are part of a major sale. Part of a historical event. For them, It's cheap thrills! Sort of like visiting the accident scene of a famous person and leaving a memento. Otherwise, possibly a "suck-up" to the buyer?

Soldi

_Applause! Applause! with a deep British accent "Well done Sir, well done" _

Like a bunch of people who suffered through a ballet because the tickets were free clapping madly on and on.....like seals
because it's over?

SaorAlba

@Rittenhouse said:

In America we don't fly on planes whose acronym sounds like someone puking.

Even in Russia they know the phrase - "If it's not a Boeing, I'm not going." The Yak-42 is a three engined upgrade of the Yak-40 the latter had too many "unscheduled descents into the ground"

Namvet69

It's a form of entertainment kinda like watching those poor souls being thrown to the lions in the Colosseum. Sorta, kinda.

USMarine6

I was at a local auction about a year ago where there was a great selection of coins. One lot happen to be an 1864 proof set in a capital holder. The bidding started at $1000 and after about 5 minutes of bidding it finally ended at 10k. Neither the auctioneer or most of the audience had any idea it was going to hammer at such a high price. The applause and gasps seemed to last about 30 seconds.
The coins graded out PR64's and 5's

lkenefic

@airplanenut said:
Better than when people applaud a plane landing

The only time I ever experienced this was on an Uzbekistan Air flight from Frankfurt to Tashkent. The pilot made a pretty good landing as I recall... I don't know if the other landing weren't so great and this one was applaud-worthy or what!

batumi

@airplanenut said:
Better than when people applaud a plane landing

I used to wonder about that also, airplanenut-until I was on the Atlanta/Johannesburg flight in the cattle car for 18+ hours. I applauded with the rest of the folks!

numbersman

I think they/we applaud because we now know the auction house just made enough money to bring out the cookies and brownies!

Elcontador

Years ago, when traveling in Latin America, I heard applause when a flight on which I was a passenger had a smooth landing. It was an accolade for the captain. I'd like to hear that more often.

oih82w8

Are you going to be tuning in to the 43 Bronze Cent auction tomorrow night?

Paradisefound

@You made me DIIIIIIIZZZZZYYYYYYYYYY

@oih82w8 said:
Are you going to be tuning in to the 43 Bronze Cent auction tomorrow night?

Paradisefound

The applause was for having another day to live for

@1Mike1 said:

@airplanenut said:
Better than when people applaud a plane landing

I always thought it was silly to applaud a landing until one landing felt like we dropped 10 feet to the runway with a mighty slam to the entire plane. I started applauding after that.

privaterarecoincollector

when it happens you know you paid way too much.

Staircoins

@SaorAlba said:

Even in Russia they know the phrase - "If it's not a Boeing, I'm not going." The Yak-42 is a three engined upgrade of the Yak-40 the latter had too many "unscheduled descents into the ground"

The unscheduled descent is really not a problem. It's the sudden stop to which I object.

1Mike1

@Paradisefound said:
The applause was for having another day to live for

@1Mike1 said:

@airplanenut said:
Better than when people applaud a plane landing

I always thought it was silly to applaud a landing until one landing felt like we dropped 10 feet to the runway with a mighty slam to the entire plane. I started applauding after that.

I was happy to be alive after that landing!