Sorta needy sounding AH

[steve B]

I don't usually have the budget for the bigger auctions, so I don't sign up for them. I did sign up with one of the big ones so I could see prices if I log in.

Now, I'm sure some are fine with it, but how many emails are appropriate from an auctions house I haven't registered with?

Apparently four! Less than 4 hours to go, an hour left, 14 minutes left, and extended bidding..........(And if there's extended bidding, then the previous countdown emails weren't accurate)

I can only wonder how many I'd have gotten if I'd registered

Steve B

[Stonepony]

Similarly: How many licks does it take to get to the tootsie roll center of a Tootsie
Pop?

[the 'stache]

Or, what if a guy hit a home run, but died before he got to first base. Would he be credited with a single?

[xplainer]

Originally Posted by Stonepony

Simarly: How many licks does it take to get to the tootsie roll center of a Tootsie Pop?

ONE...TWO...THREE...three.

[mechanicalman]

I think the AH is trying to prevent another "I forgot to bid" thread.

[4815162342]

Since we're discussing cosmic questions, here's one:

Why do we buy garbage bags, which they put into a grocery bag, just so that when we get home we can take the garbage bags out of the grocery bag and then put the grocery bag into a garbage bag?

[gnaz01]

Originally Posted by 4815162342

Since we're discussion cosmic questions, here's one:

Why do we buy garbage bags, which they put into a grocery bag, just so that when we get home we can take the garbage bags out of the grocery bag and then put the grocery bag into a garbage bags?

Are we being punked?

[Jewish-collector]

As Joel in the movie Risky Business said, "Sometimes you gotta say, WTF"

[Bestdj777]

Originally Posted by steve B

I don't usually have the budget for the bigger auctions, so I don't sign up for them. I did sign up with one of the big ones so I could see prices if I log in.

Now, I'm sure some are fine with it, but how many emails are appropriate from an auctions house I haven't registered with?

Apparently four! Less than 4 hours to go, an hour left, 14 minutes left, and extended bidding..........(And if there's extended bidding, then the previous countdown emails weren't accurate)

I can only wonder how many I'd have gotten if I'd registered

Steve B

If you didn't register, how did they get your email address?

[steve B]

Originally Posted by Bestdj777

If you didn't register, how did they get your email address?

They're members here, so either they picked it up or.......Maybe bought a mailing list? I don't know if Leon does that but in general I'm ok with it if he does because it supports the site.

I did also buy something from them on Ebay, back in February 2015.

Marketing emails are ok, as long as it's only a few. I think I get one from Heritage about every couple weeks, not bad considering how big a scope they have art, space stuff, coins, stamps, sports stuff.

This place did like 4 in a row (and 8 since mid May) and for some odd reason I found it annoying. They've only sent me 29 emails over 2 years so it is a bit odd although the did the same thing in 2014.


As others have pointed out with some humor, it really should be more amusing than annoying. I've vented and gotten a couple laughs at my own expense, so I guess it's all good.

Steve B

[Paul S]

I've never registered with Heritage. But I did send them an email to request a Luckey Collection (Hi Luckey) catalog. Since then they send me the occasional email. I don't mind, as I have a couple of non-sport items that might fit nicely in one of their other auctions that never might have occurred to me. Never hurts to see what else is going on besides cards

[steve B]

Yes, they are fine with how they balance the emails

Just to be clear, the ones that sent a bunch the same day are NOT Heritage.

Steve B