Pre-bidding for select items being auctioned at  Bates Sizzles is available beginning at 3:00PM EDT on March 31, 2014 and ending at 3:00PM EDT on April 21, 2014.

After pre-bidding has ended, bidders may continue to bid on the items at the live Bates Sizzles event on Thursday, April 24, 2014 at the Pantages Theater. The auction items wil be sold to the highest bidder.

If there are no additional bidders at the Bates Sizzles event on April 24, the item will be sold to the highest online pre-bidder.