Auction 180: 1905? DeVeau Intercommunicating Telephone - Ended 7/14/15

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And the winner of Auction Contest #180 is andre_janew who with the 5th entry into the contest offered the winning guess of $500.00 giving him his very first auction contest win. So, a big congratulations go out to andre_janew for getting his first win in the CRPF Auction Contests and taking a place on the Contest Standings board.

Only place to go but up and validation of twocvbloke's adage, you have to play to win.

The phone was won by e***s ( 169 ) with his second bid placed 15 minutes before the auction ended to take the phone home for $472.99. His first bid of $180 was placed 25 seconds prior to his second bid upping the ante. Two snipes placed 5 seconds before the auction ended radically increased the price but neither snipe topped the bid placed by e***s. The phone started very slow with one opening bid and stayed there for the first 4 days of the 5 day auction. The last day saw all the action slowly increasing to $180 and then increasing to the high $400s within the last hour of the auction. The auction saw 7 buyers placing 19 bids.

Check out the updated Contest Standings to see who's who through 180 contests and the latest additions to the CRPF Hall of Fame

Thanks again to all who played. As always, there is only one way to get on the winner's board or move up a rung - you have to play to win.