Auctioneers are quite adept at inciting buyers into higher and higher bids, knowledgeably discussing the attributes of the antique at hand (a description which could well be considerably exaggerated), and in general turning the event into an intense, pressure-filled spectacle.
拍賣者一槌在手，卻有許多噱頭。他可能對於拍賣品有許多說明，但說明是否實在，則不得而知。有的拍賣者、說得跡近乎吹噓，經驗老到的，更能舌底翻花，把氣氛哄抬得極為熱烈。