Goldin lots still open 1/2 he after nobids

[calvindog]

It seems to be working fine now. So why add an extra 90 mins when there’s supposed to be just a 30 minute clock? I’d hate to have left a ceiling bid.

[bounce]

Originally Posted by calvindog

It seems to be working fine now. So why add an extra 90 mins when there’s supposed to be just a 30 minute clock? I’d hate to have left a ceiling bid.

wanna bet it works just fine until it doesn't? probably in about another 35 minutes or so...

[bounce]

Actually, it's even worse than I thought. As of 10:22 PM CST, it's ANOTHER 36 minutes BEFORE extended bidding.

With no explanation other than a message board post.

Unbelievable. Just, wow...

[ValKehl]

I received this email from Goldin at 10:48 p.m. EST:

"Due to the system slowness and crash earlier, in fairness to all bidders and consignors the auction is OPEN.

ALL LOTS are in extended bidding. you can ONLY bid on lots you have placed a bid on. at midnight eastern a new 30 minute clock will begin and the auction will close lot by lot on the 30 minute rule. Please EMAIL if you have a question do not call, we are jammed on the phones.

thank you"

[joed25]

Why would they schedule an auction during the Postseason? Wait till November.

[ValKehl]

Originally Posted by joed25

Why would they schedule an auction during the Postseason? Wait till November.

Several auction houses do this. I assume it's because they know there is great interest in MLB during the postseason, and they believe it will carry over to their auctions.

If they wait until November, after the postseason has ended, interest in MLB declines as folks get geared up for Thanksgiving.

[steve B]

Extending things because there's some system slowdown or failure is better than the alternative.

One auction I was bidding on (Bike auction, not cards) I had a few decent bids I'd put in on maybe 10 items.

Log on in the morning, and all of them had sold for less sometimes much less than my maximum. Waited a couple days and asked why I hadn't gotten an invoice yet.
Oh, because you didn't win anything...
Went through my list of bids placed and final prices with them on the phone.
Every lot was during a time their computer that had the internet bids on it was down.

Instead of waiting a bit to reboot or fix it, they just carried on with the auction and ignored the already placed internet bids. Mine weren't that night, but a couple weeks before.

So the consigners were out maybe a thousand from me, not a huge deal I guess, but it was something like 50-100 lots they sold cheap because of it.

All I got was "sorry, we didn't have the time to fix the computer. "
Ever heard of a pencil?
Yeah, sorry, we don't write down any bids. We don't have the time.

And that was it.