It is unlawful to conduct or advertise that an auction is "absolute" if minimum opening bids are required or other conditions are placed on the sale which limit the sale other than to the highest bidder.
S.C. Code Ann. § 40-6-280
"Absolute" auctions
2000 Act No. 318, SECTION 1.
Official source: South Carolina Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.