Goodwin preview with bids already placed?

[x2drich2000]

Could some one explain how the current Goodwin auctions is up for preview, but yet there are bids placed? Auction isn't supposed to open until tomorrow. Here is an example http://www.goodwinandco.com/1909_11_...-LOT32072.aspx

DJ

[iowadoc77]

Very disappointed in this. I placed a bid because it says it was open. Then I got an outbid email and went to bid again and locked out. Says it's a preview now. Hmmm....

[ullmandds]

Those are just the house bids!

[glchen]

I'm one of the bidders who was already able to place a couple bids in the Goodwin auction. Basically, I logged into the site to check it out, and noticed that you could place bids even though it was supposed to be only in Preview mode, so I put my usual placeholder bids in. Not sure why they would reset the bids to 0. That would just cause confusion to those who already placed bids to suddenly get their bids retracted by the auction house.

[1952boyntoncollector]

Originally Posted by glchen

I'm one of the bidders who was already able to place a couple bids in the Goodwin auction. Basically, I logged into the site to check it out, and noticed that you could place bids even though it was supposed to be only in Preview mode, so I put my usual placeholder bids in. Not sure why they would reset the bids to 0. That would just cause confusion to those who already placed bids to suddenly get their bids retracted by the auction house.

well they would reset it so the auction starts to when they said the auction starts...

[bobfreedman]

This was a mistake on my part and I apologize to all. Bill had asked me to put the auction in preview and I accidentally opened it for auction for about an hour. All bids will stay in place and it will open up again either tomorrow or Tuesday. Please accept my apologies once again

Bob Freedman
CEO, Simple Auction Site

[1952boyntoncollector]

Originally Posted by bobfreedman

This was a mistake on my part and I apologize to all. Bill had asked me to put the auction in preview and I accidentally opened it for auction for about an hour. All bids will stay in place and it will open up again either tomorrow or Tuesday. Please accept my apologies once again

Bob Freedman
CEO, Simple Auction Site

Extremely unprofessional to start an auction before the stated auction time...auction houses go to great lengths to explain when an auction ends..and makes warnings that an auction may end sooner than a certain time..

however i guess auctions can start whenever they want...

[iowadoc77]

Originally Posted by bobfreedman

This was a mistake on my part and I apologize to all. Bill had asked me to put the auction in preview and I accidentally opened it for auction for about an hour. All bids will stay in place and it will open up again either tomorrow or Tuesday. Please accept my apologies once again

Bob Freedman
CEO, Simple Auction Site

Bob,
Thank you. I got my placeholder bid in at least and I can understand a mistake. The measure of a man is not in if he makes a mistake, but how he reacts to it. So thank you and this should have no bearing on the final results.
Jake,
You need to cut a little slack. Stuff happens. At least he didn't hide behind a bunch of excuses.

[1952boyntoncollector]

i assume they will reset the bids to zero