Craig

So where does that put your mindset?

And what about you, Ebony?

And the whole question of optimism or pessimism, how does that shape at the moment in your mind?

So projecting for the next 12 months,

And what about you, Ebony?

And what about the rates?

Are you going to fix the rate or go variable?

And what about you, Claire?

Which way are you going?

And so let's have a look at the mock auction itself and why you thought it was a great idea to actually attend the night in the first place.

And what about you, Ebony?

What was the reason for you to get along on the night?

So what did you think, Ebony, the biggest surprises for you during the whole process was?

And so did you find yourself getting caught up in that whole sort of FOMO thing?

And because it was a mock auction, did it give you some sort of an understanding for people how they do go down that whole rabbit hole and turn themselves into a FOMO and the hands just keep on going and it drives the price up?

I mean, if you didn't have this mock auction and the very first auction was an actual live event where you're actually slapping down your own money, your mindset now as a result is a completely different one to having walked into an auction where it's live.

All right, so let's bring in auctioneer James Scott of Independent Woden and Western Creek in Canberra.

And it sounds to me like, James, the girls had a pretty good experience.

So what did you learn?

I guess there would be things that you've taken away for the next time.