Her in the mid-Atlantic they offer “choice” based on the whole group.  If there
is one item that is exceptional, it drives the price for the first round, and
the winning bid can take as many out of the group as she wants.  I recently
bought a Swan drawknife out of a group of about 75 laid out on a table - the
first bid was $60 IIRC, by the time it got to $10 fI was in, and later they were
going in lots of 5 for $20.

Ed Minch