Rea

pencil1974 · #1 05-07-2018, 06:52 AM

Yeah not a big fan of the new format and will not bid in another REA auction again until it changes.

Was high bidder in extended bidding for 11 and a half hours and then found out later that I was out bid at the end. I would rather have it be on a Saturday and stay up all night vs Sunday and they hold you hostage from "after 6 it will close at any time until 12:30am or what ever stupid time it was.

There is not a better solution than this, really?

darwinbulldog · #2 05-07-2018, 06:57 AM

I thought it ended at 12:00:00.

pencil1974 · #3 05-07-2018, 07:21 AM

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Originally Posted by darwinbulldog

I thought it ended at 12:00:00.

Well my email said it ended at after 12:00. Maybe it was then I just think 12 hours of extended bidding is about 8 hours longer than it needs to be.

Stonepony · #4 05-07-2018, 07:27 AM

It was very clear that the close was going to be at 12 am sharp as bids were coming in at 20-30 per minute right up until the end

Leon · #5 05-07-2018, 07:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Stonepony

It was very clear that the close was going to be at 12 am sharp as bids were coming in at 20-30 per minute right up until the end

At the very end they should have said they decided to keep it open 5 more minutes. Can you imagine those 5 minutes of bids?

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Topnotchsy · #6 05-07-2018, 05:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Leon

At the very end they should have said they decided to keep it open 5 more minutes. Can you imagine those 5 minutes of bids?

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As a seller, I was watching the pace of the bids and thinking the same thing lol.

pencil1974 · #7 05-07-2018, 08:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Stonepony

It was very clear that the close was going to be at 12 am sharp as bids were coming in at 20-30 per minute right up until the end

Then just say its a hard close at midnight and forget the 6:00 thing, then I will just wait until 11:58 and place my bid. That is what I will do next time, just snipe then like eBay.

But I do think 12 hours of extended bidding is a bit much after its been online for what 3-4 weeks?

ALR-bishop · #8 05-07-2018, 09:07 AM

If we all keep "bitching" for the next 5 years like Steve we can probably get auction closes to a format that makes us all happy campers

pencil1974 · #9 05-07-2018, 09:20 AM

Never will happen but we will keep bitching for sure.

mechanicalman · #10 05-07-2018, 11:38 AM

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Originally Posted by ALR-bishop

If we all keep "bitching" for the next 5 years like Steve we can probably get auction closes to a format that makes us all happy campers

Ha. Perhaps Steve is the Ralph Nader of the baseball card industry, and we will one day celebrate the reforms he ushered in through his activism.

(insert smiling emoji as I mean this to be good fun.)

Peter_Spaeth · #11 05-07-2018, 06:57 AM

I agree the pseudodrama of "it could close any time" was unnecessary. Obviously they were going to run it until very close to midnight. That said, a hard stop seems better to me than an all nighter.

tiger8mush · #12 05-07-2018, 09:43 AM

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Originally Posted by pencil1974

Yeah not a big fan of the new format and will not bid in another REA auction again until it changes.

Was high bidder in extended bidding for 11 and a half hours and then found out later that I was out bid at the end. I would rather have it be on a Saturday and stay up all night vs Sunday and they hold you hostage from "after 6 it will close at any time until 12:30am or what ever stupid time it was.

There is not a better solution than this, really?

Why not place a higher max bid?

At 10:30pm, I spent 15 mins placing my max bids on lots and went to bed. Not sure why anyone had to wait around for 12 hours and ruin an entire Sunday.

glchen · #13 05-07-2018, 09:54 AM

I don't have a problem with the ending format for REA. I won a bunch of stuff, stuff I really wanted and stuff I overbid on. Nothing new there, of course. The only issue I had with REA during closing time was the system was slow. I started placing my final bids around 11:30pm EST, and there were times when the system was timing out on me. I was checking my emails to see if I were outbid because I couldn't get a list of my current bids to display. It all worked out in the end, but I think REA should try to add some bandwidth to handle this for their fall auction.

pencil1974 · #14 05-07-2018, 03:41 PM

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Originally Posted by tiger8mush

Why not place a higher max bid?

At 10:30pm, I spent 15 mins placing my max bids on lots and went to bed. Not sure why anyone had to wait around for 12 hours and ruin an entire Sunday.

Oh I did place my max bids which were outbid almost 12 hours later. I'm sort of amazed that no one has issues with it lasting that long. Like I said, it is what it is, I personally don't like it is all. They just won't get my business, not that it's a big deal but there are plenty of "other" guys out there so there is a never ending amount of stuff so you miss an auction twice a year. Not a big deal in my eyes and it might save someone else money too.

Peter_Spaeth · #15 05-07-2018, 03:55 PM

I am not seeing your grievance. If it ended 6 hours earlier, you still in all likelihood would have been outbid because someone wanted it more than you did. They just bid at the end and would have done so whenever the end was.

Snapolit1 · #16 05-07-2018, 03:59 PM

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Originally Posted by pencil1974

Oh I did place my max bids which were outbid almost 12 hours later. I'm sort of amazed that no one has issues with it lasting that long. Like I said, it is what it is, I personally don't like it is all. They just won't get my business, not that it's a big deal but there are plenty of "other" guys out there so there is a never ending amount of stuff so you miss an auction twice a year. Not a big deal in my eyes and it might save someone else money too.

Just be thankful you were even given the opportunity to "win" items in such a wonderful auction. Dissent is not welcome. One party line here. if you want to question or criticize an auction please head to the line marked "Probstein/Yepg/PWCC".

Peter_Spaeth · #17 05-07-2018, 04:03 PM

The not-so-sacred cows.

Rhotchkiss · #18 05-07-2018, 05:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Snapolit1

Just be thankful you were even given the opportunity to "win" items in such a wonderful auction. Dissent is not welcome. One party line here. if you want to question or criticize an auction please head to the line marked "Probstein/Yepg/PWCC".

I love knocking Yepg.... dude has silly asking prices! (But some nice cards)

pencil1974 · #19 05-07-2018, 06:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Snapolit1

Just be thankful you were even given the opportunity to "win" items in such a wonderful auction. Dissent is not welcome. One party line here. if you want to question or criticize an auction please head to the line marked "Probstein/Yepg/PWCC".

Nope I'll be first in this line thanks.

And Peter you are probably right I may have been outbid six hours earlier which is fine. This is not a knock on them just personal preference, is that good with you?

I will say when I do sell my high dollar items some day they may go to REA for their 8 day extended bidding session that should be in place by then.

bobbvc · #20 05-07-2018, 06:21 PM

I'm sure some bidders liked the earlier closing time but as a consignor I would have preferred some more of the alcohol infused 3,4, and 5 AM bids.

Peter_Spaeth · #21 05-07-2018, 06:53 PM

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Originally Posted by pencil1974

Nope I'll be first in this line thanks.

And Peter you are probably right I may have been outbid six hours earlier which is fine. This is not a knock on them just personal preference, is that good with you?

I will say when I do sell my high dollar items some day they may go to REA for their 8 day extended bidding session that should be in place by then.

Brad that's funny. Or they may have a rule that the auction ends only when there's been a week without any bidding.

pencil1974 · #22 05-08-2018, 07:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

Brad that's funny. Or they may have a rule that the auction ends only when there's been a week without any bidding.

Peter I think we are on to something here!!

Hope you are doing well!