Who will open the bidding at £200?
Serving as a stand-in for the absent bidder, Rose opened the bidding at $3,000.
A man to my left opened the bidding at just under the guide price.
She opened the bidding for the painting at an eye-popping £12 million.
Someone at the back of the room opened the bidding at a figure well below the value.
See also: bidding (OFFER)