REA Closing

[perezfan]

Originally Posted by insidethewrapper

Great way to close an auction ! Thanks REA !. It's 12:20 EDT and less than 75 lots are still open, I can go to bed early. Loved the close ! Go on to Recent bids and it shows all the items your bidding on and the time the 5 minutes will expire. Worked great.

East Coast perspective vs. West Coast!

[Jobu]

Having gone through it, I am going to revise and say I would prefer 10-15 minutes in the OT. With the clock resetting with each bid, all of the lots get on different schedules pretty quickly, and that made it a little hard to keep up with only 5 minutes - and I wasn't even trying to win a bunch of stuff.

[Rhotchkiss]

Originally Posted by Jobu

Having gone through it, I am going to revise and say I would prefer 10-15 minutes in the OT. With the clock resetting with each bid, all of the lots get on different schedules pretty quickly, and that made it a little hard to keep up with only 5 minutes - and I wasn't even trying to win a bunch of stuff.

+100

5 minute is just not enough time to readjust. Plus, as someone mentioned, a countdown clock on the My Bids page, for each lot, would be good. Instead, you just have to look to see if it says “open” or “sold” and you have no idea how much time is left on the open lots unless you click on the lot.

[RCMcKenzie]

FWIW, I didn't care for the format tonight. I didn't know what lot was ending at what time. I did not see a countdown clock. I had set aside money for this auction that I did not spend. I did pick-up the n172 Crowell who pitched for New Orleans and Houston, so I guess I'm happy with that..

They need a countdown clock like the other people that run auctions in this format. I still think the Sotheby's/Christie's format like Saco River and Hunt's use is by far the best...Rob

[RCMcKenzie]

As Bill Parcells coined the phrase, "It is what it is." Would I have liked to have bought the T219 ME set, or the n172 Connie Mack rhhh with no oj logo, or the T213-3 overprint Donlin at twice the prices they sold for? While I'm rambling, we need to have "herd immunity" from what I understand.

[Snapolit1]

I’m thinking Bill didn’t
Coin that phrase.

Originally Posted by RCMcKenzie

As Bill Parcells coined the phrase, "It is what it is." Would I have liked to have bought the T219 ME set, or the n172 Connie Mack rhhh with no oj logo, or the T213-3 overprint Donlin at twice the prices they sold for? While I'm rambling, we need to have "herd immunity" from what I understand.

[ullmandds]

Originally Posted by RCMcKenzie

As Bill Parcells coined the phrase, "It is what it is." Would I have liked to have bought the T219 ME set, or the n172 Connie Mack rhhh with no oj logo, or the T213-3 overprint Donlin at twice the prices they sold for? While I'm rambling, we need to have "herd immunity" from what I understand.

To say I was disappointed by the results of my Donlon over print would be a massive understatement!

[bigfish]

As s consignor i was pleasantly surprised with the outcome. Strong bidding despite all the hysteria. Basketball wax and anything Jordan seems to be on the move.

As a buyer I am happy with my purchases. I don’t mind the closing format at all. We all have weeks to get our bids in. I lost out on a few things at the end. I could have bid more earlier or before 12:00. That’s on me.

Looking forward to their next sale.

[buymycards]

Originally Posted by ullmandds

To say I was disappointed by the results of my Donlon over print would be a massive understatement!

I was watching this card for the past couple of weeks. I put in a bid early, then I put in a couple of bids during the first extended bidding period. Then, like an idiot, I went to bed and didn't put in a max bid. When I saw the results this morning, I was shocked. It went for less than half of what I expected.

I can see why you are disappointed.

Rick