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I don't necessarily agree, but this is funny.
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I just don't understand the pissing contest right out of the block. How is that calculated to help you (not you Sean, just in general) win at the best price?
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I understand it in theory: getting the price up quickly to discourage people from bothering to bid. Also, perhaps to put a max bid in first at the price the card is worth I suppose. For me, I put in placeholders just so I don't forget. I don't even go back to REA until the auction is well into extended bidding. If the cards I'm after are still within a range I'm willing to pay, I bid; if not, I don't.
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As I said, I get the max bid, if the price is fairly predictable, you want to lock up a bid level and make someone really overpay to beat you (which in my case they doubtless will anyhow). I don't see how driving up the price early is going to scare someone who really wants the card off it. It's just going to make it more expensive.
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You know what annoys me about REA? All these barn outbid notices...SO STOP BIDDING!!
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Anyone received their catalog?.
Last edited by RedsFan1941; 04-13-2018 at 05:09 PM. |
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Had a coding issue with my account; I emailed REA and Brian responded literally within minutes. Fantastic customer service. I look forward to winning a few T206s (and perhaps my first e90-1) in May!!
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Some people leave high ceilings on the first day, so when others come in to qualify, two bids kick in. That creates the illusion of very heavy demand. Generally speaking, people who open with high ceilings can remain high bidder for virtually the entire auction, right up until the last half hour, when they then lose it. From my experience, not a winning strategy.
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I didn't get mine yet and will be sure to report back every day if everyone else here agrees to do the same.
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I’ve been able to access a digital version of sorts vis a vis an Internet website.
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So have I. But oh, the catalog. The smell. The pictures. The empathy for the poor postal employee that delivered it. One of my favorite mail days of the year.
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When the catalogue arrives, I always think of Steve Martin in the movie The Jerk, "The new phone books are here! The new phone books are here!"
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my Type 1 photo from the Fred Merkle replay game of 1908 is in it along with some other 1909 type 1's. My second time consigning with REA. Very exciting indeed!
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Personally, I don’t put any credence into Day 1 bidding strategies. There are too many dudes with deep pockets going after the best cards. No one who really wants a blue chip is going to be “shut out” of the extended session because of aggressive early bidding, in my estimation.
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The guys you knock out probably weren't going to win the lot anyway. The ones who are likely to win it are still there. So you are only creating the illusion of less competition. |
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So true, Barry. It's much easier to place in the race than win it.
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Yep, lot goes to the highest bidder. That's how it works.
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LOL painful truth. If you want the card enough, you'll do what you need to get it. And there's always some jerk out there willing to pay whatever it is to get it. Just hope he's not collecting the same things as you. Cough.
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