Many many years ago, (1995) we were pressured into selling our first home (in Canberra) by auction.

We were so young, and so naive...

The market was so bad, we didn't get any offers, and still had to pay a fee for an auction. Looking back, our house was just an ordinary house and not fit for an auction-type scenario.

I shy right away from auctions now, and especially the company which talked us into it.