I have also heard from many places that Sunday evening is the best time to end your auctions (although yes, it does depend somewhat on your audience of course). I've been doing Sunday evenings around 9 or 10pm (eastern) for the last few months and it seems to be going pretty well. I think it's also helpful to always end on the same day and around the same time each week, that way your regulars will more easily remeber when your auctions end cause it's always pretty much the same. Oh, and if I have large or more expensive works to sell I usally start them on a Thursday and do 10 day auctions cause then you get 2 weekends in there and it ends on sunday.

As far as the people that buy from work durring the day... I don't really worry about those people to much because it seems like having a computer/internet at home is becoming so common, people don't have to shop at work, or simply i'm guessing that the number of people that shop at home is a lot higher than people who shop at work. Plus there are plenty of sniping programs out there for those who can't be there when your auctions are ending.

And for the buy it now option... I don't really do that for art (cept for maybe reproduction or prints). For basically the same reason you said. Plus my auctions tend to vary greatly... I start all my ACEOs at 4.99 and some end at 4.99 or just go up a bit... and then other skyrocket up... so I really just can't pick a buy it now price.

-poxodd-