Heritage Auctions

[Leon]

Originally Posted by carrigansghost

Drink a few beers then ask Heritage these questions at the dinner. If I had a problem with a person or company sponsoring an event, I certainly would not attend. A bit hypocritical in my book, but all of the "holier than thou's" will attend regardless.

Rawn

This is a Net54baseball dinner and HA is helping sponsor it. If anyone doesn't want to come to it just let me know. No worries at all.

[carrigansghost]

You will have no opt outs, many talk, but don't back it up. I put myself through school playing pool, poker, and other bar stuff, learned to look through the
BS. Let's see who bids on the next HA auction, but has posted negative comments on this thread.

Rawn

[Jaybird]

Originally Posted by carrigansghost

You will have no opt outs, many talk, but don't back it up. I put myself through school playing pool, poker, and other bar stuff, learned to look through the
BS. Let's see who bids on the next HA auction, but has posted negative comments on this thread.

Rawn

where do you sit on the subject at hand?

[jefferyepayne]

Originally Posted by carrigansghost

You will have no opt outs, many talk, but don't back it up. I put myself through school playing pool, poker, and other bar stuff, learned to look through the
BS. Let's see who bids on the next HA auction, but has posted negative comments on this thread.

Rawn

And that's the reason why HA will not change their policy. Until a lot of people start voting with their $$$ instead of their mouths, you can't expect anything to change.

As stated, I will never, ever, again bid on something in an HA auction until they address this issue. Who is with me? Take a stand, people, and spread the word.

jeff

[carrigansghost]

I have consigned to them for an upcoming auction and have no doubts the items will bring a fair price. I've found that collectors will bid on an item in any auction if they want to add it to their collection. Very few actually stick to their guns and have the self control to follow their words.


I've worked many auctions. I have been an active bidder in some of those auctions for myself during these auctions, nothing hidden. If I knew an item could be bought at a price where it could be flipped for a profit, hell I threw in a bid. I don't care who buys my items as long as I get a decent price.

Have a nice time at the gathering!!

[Spartan833]

I do not bid in large auctions very often, so I don't really have a strong opinion on the policy. I do think this is an issue for buyers more than someone that consigns like yourself Rawn.

However, I am not sure that it is hypocritical to go to the Net 54 dinner because you disagree with a sponsors policies and practices. I don't like all of the sponsoring companies for a fundraiser that I attend annually, but I still go to enjoy the event and the people attending. Does that make me a hypocrite? I am not attending the event to support the sponsors, I am there to support the organization that is having the event.

I do agree that if you complain strongly and then still bid in their auctions, that is another story.

[carrigansghost]

In my little world, yes. To further the point, I'm against any organized religieon, therefore will not attend any benefit held in a "church". I will attend funerals, weddings afterwards at the site away from these places, i.e. receptions, cemetaries. I'm a man of principals, slow to ship out packages, but they will come.

I would in no way go to a meeting sponsered by a company that I publicly bash, just to get some free food and drink. I sleep well at night.

Rawn

[Wite3]

Rawn will not be attending the dinner because not only is it sponsored by Heritage Auctions but the food will be catered by Chick Fil A and In and Out Burger, the drinks will be provided by Wal-Mart, and his table and seat number ended up being 3:16...

[Jaybird]

Originally Posted by carrigansghost

I would in no way go to a meeting sponsered by a company that I publicly bash, just to get some free food and drink. I sleep well at night.

Rawn

Just pointing out facts and questioning whether a company wants to continue to act in a way that hurts their customer base.

edited to stop the back and forth. Rawn, you have your opinion and I have mine. Agree to disagree.

[peterose4hof]

Originally Posted by carrigansghost

In my little world, yes. To further the point, I'm against any organized religieon, therefore will not attend any benefit held in a "church". I will attend funerals, weddings afterwards at the site away from these places, i.e. receptions, cemetaries. I'm a man of principals, slow to ship out packages, but they will come.

I would in no way go to a meeting sponsered by a company that I publicly bash, just to get some free food and drink. I sleep well at night.

Rawn

Rawn, I believe you had said before that you have children. What would you do if one of your kids wants to get married in a church some day?

[Jaybird]

Originally Posted by carrigansghost

I have consigned to them for an upcoming auction and have no doubts the items will bring a fair price. I've found that collectors will bid on an item in any auction if they want to add it to their collection. Very few actually stick to their guns and have the self control to follow their words.


I've worked many auctions. I have been an active bidder in some of those auctions for myself during these auctions, nothing hidden. If I knew an item could be bought at a price where it could be flipped for a profit, hell I threw in a bid. I don't care who buys my items as long as I get a decent price.

Have a nice time at the gathering!!

The issue of whether people will bid on the auction if there is House Bidding is obviously yes. As you say, people will bid if there is an item they really want. That still doesn't make it OK for them to do it.

I think the issue of people going to the dinner, etc. is deflecting and distracting this thread from the real topic of the House Bidding by Heritage.

[Runscott]

Originally Posted by Jaybird

As you say, people will bid if there is an item they really want.

That's obviously not true of everyone. There are many board members who toss catalogs without even opening them, if from an auction house they disrespect. You can assume that people posting in this forum are being hypocrites. Some probably are, but I doubt anyone's going to guilt them into behaving differently.

Originally Posted by Jaybird

I think the issue of people going to the dinner, etc. is deflecting and distracting this thread from the real topic of the House Bidding by Heritage.

Yeah, it was an interesting topic with additional information potential, until the pedestals came out.