Improvements to the N'atl

ullmandds · #1 08-06-2013, 12:36 PM

Sorry for yet another "National" thread...BUT...I was thinking of an idea that I thought would be good at the nat'l for the future. Whether it's feasible or not...who knows...but here goes.

I'd hear occasional announcements on the PA for various things. IT'd be awesome if there were a way to announce a certain card that someone was looking for on the PA. And I realise that there would have to be restrictions somehow as it'd be really annoying if there were constant announcements for pedestrian cards. Maybe only for rarities?

Then the dealers...hopefully would hear this...or maybe it could be texted to their cell phones and respond. The announcements would have to be few...maybe raffled or dispersed in some rational way.

I think this could stimulate sales and interactions between buyer and seller.

Is this just a stupid idea or what?

bobfreedman · #2 08-06-2013, 12:41 PM

Pete, the political pins community does something a bit different but none the less fun and exciting. They have a person that is on a stool and describes what he has and then accepts bids on it. About 20 - 40 people stand around him and bid on the item. An impromptu live auction basically.

bn2cardz · #3 08-06-2013, 12:44 PM

It is an interesting foundation for an idea. To help regulate it I think you would have to put your money down saying I am willing to pay this much for this card in this condition and if a dealer can provide the card at that price then it should be considered a done deal. That would stop a lot of random searches.

Maybe a few stock tickers planted through the place with the information scrolling?

Guttapercha · #4 08-06-2013, 12:46 PM

An app would work best where there can with a buyer and seller area.

bn2cardz · #5 08-06-2013, 12:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Guttapercha

An app would work best where there can with a buyer and seller area.

The issue with an app is the assumption that all people use devices with apps. I don't use any devices with apps.

Edited to add: Apps would help greatly for those that have it and could still be an idea, I was only pointing out that it wouldn't benefit everyone.

Leon · #6 08-06-2013, 01:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bn2cardz

The issue with an app is the assumption that all people use devices with apps. I don't use any devices with apps.

Edited to add: Apps would help greatly for those that have it and could still be an idea, I was only pointing out that it wouldn't benefit everyone.

The app is the PA system. It works for everyone except those few collectors who are deaf....

jhs5120 · #7 08-06-2013, 01:06 PM

I was thinking about this the other day (well something similar). What if a month or two before the National attendees submit a "wantlist" to the event organizers. The organizers then distribute the collective wantlists to the dealers. The dealers hopefully will recieve the list a couple weeks before the national and inform the organizers what they will bring on said list and, for a nominal fee, attendees can purchase back their lists with the location of the items they're looking for.

It's a win-win-win.

Edwolf1963 · #8 08-07-2013, 10:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Guttapercha

An app would work best where there can with a buyer and seller area.

I work for a progressive internet based company who uses an app for our twice-yearly conferences. Everything from agenda, to poll questioning, to updates, to Twitter or Instagram feeds.

Positive: Engaging, interactive, definitely the wave of the future.

Negative: Can be slow, cumbersome, mass numbers hit the servers at the same time slows it down considerably. In an area with poor reception like the Donald E. Stephens, that would have been a major issue.