Lelands Auction Going Strong Still Lots of Room

[joshleland]

Just a reminder that initial bids must be in by 9pm

The Robinson jersey is at about 250k
There are still many great deals
There are still 100+ lots with no bids
If you have the only bid before 9pm the lots is yours
You can go to bed early and sleep late too

We have had great feedback on the sale and there is lots of FRESH stuff
Take a look, it is not too late

I am here at the office if you need anything
516 409 9700

Thanks
Josh

[Leon]

Good luck tonight Josh. Hope to see you at the 2013 National.

and if I didn''t have one of those neat baseball cards, 1928 SOCIEDADE INDUSTRIAL, I would be all over them. .. (they aren't mine and I have no idea who the consignor is)

[joshleland]

Al Rosen got them from a gentleman in Spain several months ago
We bought them from Rosen

Muy bueno
Josh

[packs]

I've got a high bid now, here's to hoping it holds.

[Runscott]

High bidder on one of my 'grail' items. Yeah, I require lots of grails to quaff my virtual card ale.

[packs]

Still winning my lot too. I gotta tell you I'm amazed to be on top. But I'm maxed out. One more bid will bump me.

[atx840]

John, nice score, I agree that there has to be a better way. The SCP (as you know) didn't have a countdown clock and you sat up waiting blind, did Leland's at least have the 10min countdown.

Why not have initial bids in by noon and then have extended bidding start mid day. Fortunately I am on MST, but there have been several occasions I'm still up watching a lot when Johnny is getting out of bed in NJ.

[wonkaticket]

No clock that I can recall Chris, I really think the ten minute rule should be on a per lot basis. No need to for me to be up till 5-6am because two dudes on the west coast are battling it out over a 1975 Topps set etc.

[wonkaticket]

Scott if I’ve told you once I’ve told you a dozen times stop being positive.

[seablaster]

Originally Posted by wonkaticket

No clock that I can recall Chris, I really think the ten minute rule should be on a per lot basis. No need to for me to be up till 5-6am because two dudes on the west coast are battling it out over a 1975 Topps set etc.

I echo Wonka's sentiment as well. I wish all auction houses would be kind and have lots close on an individual basis. I would also ask for extended bidding to start early. Having finally had the unfortunate experience of missing an auction end due to exhaustion after a grueling day at work, I no longer share the romanticism of staying up till all hours of the night bidding.

[philliesphan]

maybe three auctions per year that I'll stay up late for. Leland's Winter Catalog certainly doesn't pass that mark.

It wasn't anything I was dying to have, so I'll move on and forget about it quickly. I just think that some auctions do a disservice to their customers and consignors by essentially allowing them to go on through all hours of the night.

We're all adults here [although we don't always act that way...]. Give us a set of rules, and we'll adopt our bidding patterns to suit. I'm not convinced that extended bidding that goes 5, 10 or more hours really benefits anyone in the end -- particularly the auction house and consignors.

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[sb1]

Even if you have initial bidding end at noon, the auction would go until the wee hours of the morning. REA actually has theirs end at 4 or 5 pm. EST and still goes til 3:30 am or later.

In our last auction we did the individual lot ending and the whole auction was over about midnight. You could see much more action on the lots earlier as bidders were aware that it was not going to be a hold out and wait em out situation.

Scott