No new house

I have decided to pull the contract that I had on a property in the country. Too many things were going wrong and the seller wasn't cooperating. I don't think it was meant to be. But... I may have already found the perfect property! It's in the same area, but it's much larger (the house and property). The tricky part is that it's up for auction. It's not being sold conventionally. Does anyone out there have experience with this or know someone who does?