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04-29-2009, 08:06 PM

Posted By: Jeff LichtmanSo, the first night lots are listed as being in extended bidding...and yet the front page shows all lots ending tomorrow night. I've received 312 emails from Mastro--woops--Legendary today to remind me that day 1 of the auction ends tonight. Perhaps one more right about now would be appropriate. Maybe Mastr--woops--Legendary doesn't want to offend anyone with another email?

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04-29-2009, 08:09 PM

Posted By: Rob D.Speaking of e-mails, I just got this one: Heads Up! Less than One Hour Left for Intial Bids! Initial bids must be in by 9 pm CT, less than one hour from now, for Session I of our Auction of Exceptional Sports and Americana. Login now and get your bids in so you are eligible to bid in the extended bidding period for Lots 1-539, which starts at 10 pm CT. Good Luck and Happy Bidding! I find the "Happy Bidding" part to be especially amusing.

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04-29-2009, 08:12 PM

Posted By: leonEdited to correct my assumption. The auction has been extended one hour due to their site issues.

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04-29-2009, 08:16 PM

Posted By: Steve DawsonNow each item is showing that they're ending in 2 days (Friday). Steve Edited to add that now they're back to ending tomorrow. Edited (again) - now they're ending tonight! Basically, it looks like Legendary is playing with the system to try to get something right! <img src="/images/happy.gif" height="14" width="14" alt="happy.gif"> Steve

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04-29-2009, 08:19 PM

Posted By: leonI just called and spoke with Doug. edited to add Doug called back and they are in fact extending bidding for an hour....

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04-29-2009, 08:19 PM

Posted By: Rob D.Maybe in another half-hour they'll be going head-to-head with REA. Yeah, that's what Doug & Co. wants.

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04-29-2009, 08:22 PM

Posted By: Tim CatheyNow it's showing just over 2 hours to go.

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04-29-2009, 08:52 PM

Posted By: Jeff S.So can I assume that when a lot currently says "1 Day + 1 Hour..." etc., it's not ending tonight? This auction is broken into two distinct sections correct? Man I just wish they'd end it all on the same day...

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04-29-2009, 08:54 PM

Posted By: Frank Wakefieldextending an hour because of system overloads, or because of underwhelming bidding?

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04-29-2009, 08:55 PM

Posted By: leonWhatever was originally ending tonight, still is, and whatever was ending tomorrow night, still is. The only change is a 1 hour addition to the bidding this evening. I was told the clocks are correct now. Hope this helps.

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04-29-2009, 08:58 PM

Posted By: Jeff S.Much appreciated Leon!

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04-29-2009, 09:08 PM

Posted By: Aaron M.edited due to anonymity per the rules

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04-29-2009, 09:17 PM

Posted By: George HCNot to worry... they will also extend the time to send consignment checks and winning lots too. Business as usual for the Legendary-Mastro crew!

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04-29-2009, 10:04 PM

Posted By: GregAs I write this, the clock on all lots shows about 26 minutes left. Does that mean 26 minutes left to get in an initial bid, 26 minutes left in the extended bid period, or 26 minutes left until the lot is closed if no further bids are received? Greg

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04-29-2009, 10:05 PM

Posted By: Aaron M.Huh, since when have I been anonymous? My e-mail's right there (as it always is) and you and Doug both know who I am (first name, last name, hell Doug even has my credit card number). That's weird -- so was you banning me from the site (however temporarily). All I said was with the countdown it's confusing as to whether all lots end at 11:30 PM CST and then enter the 30-minute rule or if lots are already in the 30-minute period. A clarification on that would avoid confusion and actually help the auction (I'm bidding now just in case, but if others are still confused, then they are going to miss out if the latter is actually the case).

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04-29-2009, 10:09 PM

Posted By: Bob FreedmanThe issues that occurred on Legendary Auctions tonight were due to problems on SimpleAuctions servers. Because of the performance issues on the servers, Doug Allen decided to extend the auction by one hour. In so doing, SimpleAuction inadvertently set the timer incorrectly, causing confusion. All issues have been resolved and SimpleAuction sincerely apologizes for the inconvenience. We would also like to thank Doug for his patience and support. Bob Freedman President, SimpleAuctionSite

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04-29-2009, 10:14 PM

Posted By: Bill CornellI forfeit. I get more patient all the time, or at least I thought so until tonight. Bill

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04-29-2009, 10:23 PM

Posted By: Aaron M.Thanks Bob -- it's working perfectly now.

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04-30-2009, 03:56 AM

Posted By: Dave F Well, I thought the whole thing was pretty dissapointing. Although there was just one lot last night I was even interested in, after about 10-15 minutes of trying to get the auction to load I just quit. I did see later on the board here that the initial bids had been extended by an hour. Terrific, but I'm on the east coast and get up at 4:45 am....so, I went to bed.

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04-30-2009, 04:01 AM

Posted By: chipropthey left a lot of money on the table!

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04-30-2009, 04:07 AM

Posted By: Larry P.Well, I tried to log in several times last night to put in my initial bids right before the deadline, but I kept getting error messages. So I was getting too tired and went to bed, and missed the auction. This morning I see several emails from last night telling me their computer was overloaded. I had been saving about 5 thousand dollars for this auction.

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04-30-2009, 05:41 AM

Posted By: chipropI would have bid much much higher on the d322 tiptops. The consigners accross the board must be pissed!

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04-30-2009, 06:12 AM

Posted By: MattI guess I was watching the wrong lots - everything I was following finished at or above my expectations. <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/mwieder" rel="nofollow">My Trade/Sale Page</a>

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04-30-2009, 06:24 AM

Posted By: Tom Boblittjust DISAPPEARED.............they're not in the current auction and there's no April 2009 closed auction results.

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04-30-2009, 06:48 AM

Posted By: barrysloateI know Tom- I couldn't find anything about last night's final bids. The only way I could see the results of the lots I bid on was to go to my account.

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04-30-2009, 06:50 AM

Posted By: leonI was bidding on 40 lots, quite honestly for resale, as there were no cards I needed for my collection (being mainly a type collector and all). Out of those 40 lots I found none that were such a good deal I wanted to go higher. People that say a lot of money was left of the table either just didn't bid or were watching a different auction, imo. The slowness was an issue earlier but the kinks got worked out and the auction ended in fine fashion. Had I "had" to have something it would have been no problem to bid more...

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04-30-2009, 07:16 AM

Posted By: Bob FreedmanSession 1 ended last night and once session 2 ends tonight you will be able to see the entire auction. We will work, in the future, to display both closed and open lots once a session ends.

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04-30-2009, 07:43 AM

Posted By: Jim VBI, for one, find it refreshing that Bob has taken the time to come on the board and explain the problems and what is being done to fix them. At the same time, I'm a little stressed out by his login name.

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04-30-2009, 07:57 AM

Posted By: AlanBob deserves a Mazel Tov.<img src="http://vbbc.forumotion.com/users/17/23/61/smiles/136179.gif" alt="[linked image]">

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04-30-2009, 07:59 AM

Posted By: Tom BoblittHis login is interestingly appropriate..........just kidding. For transferring everything from one platform to another in the amount of time that they did, it didn't have that many major issues. There were a few NS lots that likely went below what their market value was--even from a wholesale perspective but unfortunately nothing I was bidding on. I also bid on some baseball pins but was outbid well before the updated closing times. Que sera sera....there's another day today and another auction this weekend.

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04-30-2009, 09:16 AM

Posted By: Jeff LichtmanI can't help but notice that the clock for tonight's session has the 30 minute clock starting at 11 pm CST instead of 10 pm. What gives?

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04-30-2009, 09:26 AM

Posted By: chipropleon - d322s went cheap. The mascot should have sold well over $2,500.00 and the common cards should have been over $1,000.00 in a high grade. Just my opinion. I can't see the whole auction, so not sure about the rest of the auction.

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04-30-2009, 09:33 AM

Posted By: dan mckeeI never received a single email about this auction ending last night or tonight. I missed several things I would have bid higher on last night. Doug please make sure my email address is on your notifications list. Thanks Dan.

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04-30-2009, 09:45 AM

Posted By: Toddthe Tip Tops went very cheap. I was shocked at the Mascot price ! I think some of it has to do with the REA auction running at the same time.

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04-30-2009, 09:52 AM

Posted By: Jeff LichtmanAll it takes is one shill bidder to push prices artifiically higher and create the illusion that the cards are worth more than they are. Who knows what occurred the last few times the Tip Tops were up for sale at auction? Can't we all agree that their perceived values recently increased dramatically? Perhaps there was just no one fraudulently pushing the Tip Tops last night, and the cards ended where they should have.

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04-30-2009, 09:54 AM

Posted By: MattJeff - we seem to know of two such "bad" sales recently of Tip Top Wagners were they "sold" at auction but were never paid for... <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/mwieder" rel="nofollow">My Trade/Sale Page</a>

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04-30-2009, 09:57 AM

Posted By: barrysloateThere have been a lot of D322 on the market lately, and I think after they experienced a huge price spike about a year ago, we've seen prices soften on them. I had bids on both the Dreyfuss and lot of 7 last night, but didn't win either. I thought both did okay but not necessarily great.

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04-30-2009, 10:12 AM

Posted By: leonJust my opinion but the only reason anyone missed bidding last night is you were either stupid or didn't want to bid. Pick one. And I agree with Jeff....maybe the Tip Tops weren't fraudulently run up, not that that would ever happen, and sold at their true market price. What a novel idea!! I had bids on most of the Tip Tops and commons in 5 holders (not the few toughies) are in the $800-$1000 (retail) range today. I was underbidder on some but I didn't want to have to pay $850 or more and have no meat left on the bone for resale. The mascot was a little low but there have been several for sale in the last year and it's not a card that you won't see for sale again in the next 12 mos, maybe multiple times. So, no reason to pay strong for it right now....

Matt

04-30-2009, 02:57 PM

Anybody else showing a VERY late end time for tonight's lots?

calvindog

04-30-2009, 03:14 PM

Yes, it would appear to be an hour later than what was originally scheduled -- and the same time as when the lots went to the 30 minute clock last night, midnight EST.

Matt

04-30-2009, 03:16 PM

Yes, it would appear to be an hour later than what was originally scheduled -- and the same time as when the lots went to the 30 minute clock last night, midnight EST.

Maybe I'm not understanding the clock correctly - mine shows another 7 hours 15 minutes - 12:30 EST.

calvindog

04-30-2009, 03:27 PM

Maybe I'm not understanding the clock correctly - mine shows another 7 hours 15 minutes - 12:30 EST.

No, that clock means that the 30 minute clock will end -- the earliest time the lot can end -- is at 12:30 EST. It would start at midnight and end half an hour later.

calvindog

04-30-2009, 03:28 PM

And now it just got fixed: 30 Minute Clock now reads starting at 11 pm EST, 10 CST.

Matt

04-30-2009, 03:28 PM

great - thanks for the clarification. Not sure why they needed that extra hour tonight though...

and now they fixed it.. Excellent!

calvindog

04-30-2009, 03:29 PM

great - thanks for the clarification. Not sure why they needed that extra hour tonight though...

Exactly. And now it's gone.

Leon

05-01-2009, 08:12 AM

btw, as for being called a liar...this A-hole poster should check with Rob L and see if I didn't ask him several days BEFORE this post who the heck this was? I have no reason to lie. Just another a-hole on the board that I hope doesn't make the transition.....idiocy abounds.....