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#3: Inside Melbourne Auctions: What Buyers Really Need to Know
Melbourne’s auction scene is as iconic as its laneways — and just as unpredictable.
In this week’s episode, The Melbourne Property Podcast hosts Lisa Parker and Cate Bakos, (with over 40 years of combined boots-on-the-ground experience), lift the curtain on what really goes down before, during and after an auction.
They break down the entire auction campaign cycle, decode agents’ tactics, and share true behind-the-scenes stories (yes, including a buyer who bid mid-dog walk 🐶).
If you're bidding at auction this year, this episode is a must!
📌 By tuning into this episode, listeners will:
Lisa and Cate
In this week’s episode, The Melbourne Property Podcast hosts Lisa Parker and Cate Bakos, (with over 40 years of combined boots-on-the-ground experience), lift the curtain on what really goes down before, during and after an auction.
They break down the entire auction campaign cycle, decode agents’ tactics, and share true behind-the-scenes stories (yes, including a buyer who bid mid-dog walk 🐶).
If you're bidding at auction this year, this episode is a must!
📌 By tuning into this episode, listeners will:
- 🧠 Understand the full auction campaign lifecycle and how timing affects strategy
- 🚨 Learn why agents run auctions (even when they know it might not sell)
- 🕵️♀️ Discover exactly what goes on behind the scenes on auction day
- 📉 Know the dangers of bidding emotionally and how to set a clear auction limit
- 🎭 Spot the psychological tactics used by agents and auctioneers to push bids higher
- 🛠️ Learn how to prep contracts, deposits, and conditions BEFORE auction day
- 🧾 Understand what happens when a property passes in — and how to negotiate post-auction
- 🤝 Hear how being respectful and strategic can land you access to off-market or follow-up deals
Lisa and Cate
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By Cate BakosMelbourne’s auction scene is as iconic as its laneways — and just as unpredictable.
In this week’s episode, The Melbourne Property Podcast hosts Lisa Parker and Cate Bakos, (with over 40 years of combined boots-on-the-ground experience), lift the curtain on what really goes down before, during and after an auction.
They break down the entire auction campaign cycle, decode agents’ tactics, and share true behind-the-scenes stories (yes, including a buyer who bid mid-dog walk 🐶).
If you're bidding at auction this year, this episode is a must!
📌 By tuning into this episode, listeners will:
Lisa and Cate
In this week’s episode, The Melbourne Property Podcast hosts Lisa Parker and Cate Bakos, (with over 40 years of combined boots-on-the-ground experience), lift the curtain on what really goes down before, during and after an auction.
They break down the entire auction campaign cycle, decode agents’ tactics, and share true behind-the-scenes stories (yes, including a buyer who bid mid-dog walk 🐶).
If you're bidding at auction this year, this episode is a must!
📌 By tuning into this episode, listeners will:
- 🧠 Understand the full auction campaign lifecycle and how timing affects strategy
- 🚨 Learn why agents run auctions (even when they know it might not sell)
- 🕵️♀️ Discover exactly what goes on behind the scenes on auction day
- 📉 Know the dangers of bidding emotionally and how to set a clear auction limit
- 🎭 Spot the psychological tactics used by agents and auctioneers to push bids higher
- 🛠️ Learn how to prep contracts, deposits, and conditions BEFORE auction day
- 🧾 Understand what happens when a property passes in — and how to negotiate post-auction
- 🤝 Hear how being respectful and strategic can land you access to off-market or follow-up deals
Lisa and Cate