John Anastasi of Bucks County Courier Times writes that even with Internet auctions, many people still enjoy going to a live auction:
Although the Internet has revolutionized the auction industry in recent years, officials at Alderfer’s center and people who attend auctions there say there’s something special about a live event.
“Auctions were originally a social event and there’s still some of that here,” Wayne Mugrauer added. “You do miss that online.”