Rea

[mechanicalman]

Originally Posted by RedsFan1941

maybe you should just collect art, which apparently is easier. talk about worrying about the deck chairs on the titanic.

Yeah, but I’m not sure the fine art world has chatboards on which you can complain about auction rules and shipping speed.

[ullmandds]

Originally Posted by mechanicalman

Yeah, but I’m not sure the fine art world has chatboards on which you can complain about auction rules and shipping speed.

"I can't believe that buyers premium and shipping charges on that giacometti...reeeeee-diculous!"

[Snapolit1]

Originally Posted by mechanicalman

Yeah, but I’m not sure the fine art world has chatboards on which you can complain about auction rules and shipping speed.

I’m sure they do.

[RedsFan1941]

Originally Posted by Snapolit1

I’m sure they do.

if there are, guaranteed you’d find them to complain how you missed a noon auction because you were stuck on the subway. stupid art auctions.

also, I’m sure you know this because you seem so familiar with Christies and the like, but for those who don’t, in your apples to oranges comparison of $500 million art auctions to REA and others, most of the bidders hire agents to do their bidding, paying them one or two percent of what they spend to handle their bidding. so the time of the auctions are pretty much irrelevant in terms of convenience for the buyers.

[pokerplyr80]

I think the worst aspect of the auction is the fact that initial bids are cutoff at 9 am pst on the final day. That seems way too early as a bidder who often visits an auction website the final day. The late close doesnt bother me. If you want to go to bed early just put in your max bid before you do so.

[h2oya311]

Originally Posted by pokerplyr80

I think the worst aspect of the auction is the fact that initial bids are cutoff at 9 am pst on the final day. That seems way too early as a bidder who often visits an auction website the final day. The late close doesnt bother me. If you want to go to bed early just put in your max bid before you do so.

+1

I missed some stuff I wanted to bid on during the Fall auction because I didn’t realize the initial bidding session would end so early here in AZ. I learned my lesson and put all my initial bids in early this time around.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by h2oya311

+1

I missed some stuff I wanted to bid on during the Fall auction because I didn’t realize the initial bidding session would end so early here in AZ. I learned my lesson and put all my initial bids in early this time around.

Bid early and often.