lizzie, you have probably seen this happen before. You see a vendor get good offers before auction. They go to auction and fail to reach even the offers they had prior.
Sometimes you get the best & highest offers in the first week or two.
Very nice lizzie. It will be interesting to see what kind of offers you get. High $7's or early $8's in my guess (not that you were asking :)). All the best with the sale.