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Posted By: <b>leon</b><p>I am getting ready for the next board contest and am soliciting opinions. I like the "guess the price" of a featured ebay auction as it lets everyone play and it doesn't really "out" an ongoing auction as it's already "featured". I think the closest to the final price is good, over or under.....I do want to contemplate a dollar amount spread that you have to bid with respect to what anyone else has already bid....so someone doesn't bid 1 cent more than someone else.....ideas?? (also, once received one of Hal's books will be included with the prize...which will be a card but as yet undetermined).....best regards<br /><br />we aren't "Met54" so I changed the title.... <img src="/images/sad.gif" height=14 width=14>

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Posted By: <b>barrysloate</b><p>The guess the price contest works fine, but as I pointed out, when the thread reaches 100 posts it's a great deal of work to make sure you are x number of dollars higher and lower than someone else's guess. Is there any way to make that easier?

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Posted By: <b>Rob Dewolf</b><p>While I think the reason for trying to implement some kind of "spread" so that you don't get bids that are 1-cent above someone else's is a noble one, I'm not sure logistically how to do it. To ask someone to scroll through an entire page and track existing bids is a bit much, imo. (Plus, if that bidding strategy was OK for <i>The Price is Right</i>, it's OK for me.)

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Posted By: <b>Dan Kravitz</b><p>How about one of the Boston Garters in Hunt's next auction. The numbers should be all over the board and no one has any idea where they will land.

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Posted By: <b>leon</b><p>Thanks for the feedback so far. The Garters will have certain increments so I don't really want to make them the contest...there could only be about 10-20 increments on each one and with over 100 board participants on guessing, it would be too cramped...regards

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Posted By: <b>Joseph</b><p>I don't know if you've ever tried something like this:<br /><br /><br />Identify this Hall of Famer and the tobacco set from which the eyes were plucked:<br /><br /><img src="http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z36/1969mets_2007/tcardstudy1.jpg"><br /><br />These can be as difficult as you want them to be...

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Posted By: <b>barrysloate</b><p>I've got the new contest!<br /><br />Everybody is to write a 100 word essay "Why I Like to Collect Baseball Cards" and I will grade them for originality, spelling, and grammar. <img src="/images/happy.gif" height=14 width=14>

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Posted By: <b>peter chao</b><p>Sounds like a good idea. Just skip the part about spelling and grammar. <img src="/images/happy.gif" height=14 width=14><br /><br />Peter

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Posted By: <b>martindl</b><p><br />I like the contest pretty much as is - guessing the price on an Ebay item seems to work fine. Regarding a spread, if you use CNTL F, you can pretty easily do a find on the amount you're thinking i.e. if your guess is $2354.89, do a find on 235 and then 234 and it should be simple to determine your bid.<br /><br />One thing I would change is the ability to have one edit. I think you should get one guess and thats it.

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Posted By: <b>Jimmy</b><p>I think the current contest works fine<br /><br />Jimmy

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Posted By: <b>peter chao</b><p>I agree with Martin, contest is better without edits.<br /><br />Peter

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Posted By: <b>Jason L</b><p>now THAT is a cool contest idea!

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Posted By: <b>Anson</b><p>What about the final price of the T206 Wagner that just hit Ebay?

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Posted By: <b>Frank Wakefield</b><p>I agree with Barry's concern about 100+ posts... Sorting through those would be less difficult if "we" limit ourselves to short posts<br /><br />with<br /><br />few<br /><br />lines. ( ie less vertical space )<br /><br />Frank.

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Posted By: <b>peter chao</b><p>All we really need to do is eliminate the commentary and just input a number.<br /><br />Peter

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Posted By: <b>Jared</b><p>Yeah, just make a strict posting format policy (ie, price only, no $ sign or commentary). Anyone who doesn't adhere to the format is disqualified.

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Posted By: <b>barrysloate</b><p>Okay- how about this:<br /><br />I'm thinking of a number between 1 and 1000. Whoever guesses it wins the contest!

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Posted By: <b>D</b><p>Guessing it isn't 755 or 756.

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Posted By: <b>barrysloate</b><p>That's it- you got it! Contest over. <img src="/images/happy.gif" height=14 width=14><br /><br />What did you win?

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Posted By: <b>DMcD</b><p><img src="http://www.network54.com/Realm/July07/Calvin.jpg"><br /><br />Happy Fourth everybody.<br />God Bless America!!

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Posted By: <b>peter chao</b><p>What's the prize this time around. <img src="/images/happy.gif" height=14 width=14><br /><br />Peter