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Concept render of an ornate brass hourglass with orange sand
AI-generated concept render
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Lot #0 · Sample

The Ten-Minute Block

A brass hourglass that runs for exactly one block time.

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Soft close: any bid in the last 2 minutes adds 2 minutes.

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Practice mode: no card, no charge, nothing ships. Bids are public and shown by handle. Handles are not verified in the preview.

The story

Bid history

  1. No bids yet. Be the first (for practice).

Tomorrow

The next lot's teaser drops at 9:00 PM ET the night before. The lot goes live at 12:00 PM ET.

How it works

  1. 9:00 PM ET, the night before. A teaser: a silhouette and a one-line riddle.
  2. 12:00 PM ET, the drop. One absurd, made-to-order object goes live with its story, a starting bid and a reserve indicator (we only ever say "met" or "not met").
  3. 24 hours of bidding. Bidding is free. Bids are public and shown by handle. You can set a private max and we will bid for you up to it.
  4. Soft close at 12:00 PM ET the next day. Any bid in the last 2 minutes adds 2 minutes to the clock, so sniping turns into a bidding war.
  5. Hammer. If the reserve is met, the highest bidder wins. Only the winner pays. Nobody else is ever charged.
  6. One of one. The maker builds it, we ship it in the window stated on the lot, and nobody gets another.

Bid increments

Current bidIncrement
Under $100$5
$100 to $499$10
$500 to $999$25
$1,000 to $4,999$50
$5,000+$100

Right now the whole site is a preview. No real lots are for sale, no cards are taken and no money moves.