Goldin Auctions Down?

[vintagehofrookies]

I put my min. bids in before extended bidding on Sat. but with this huge clusterf*** I'm not bothering logging in again, what a mess! I really hope Goldin puts every dollar possible into making sure this never happens again

[Sean1125]

Originally Posted by vintagehofrookies

I put my min. bids in before extended bidding on Sat. but with this huge clusterf*** I'm not bothering logging in again, what a mess! I really hope Goldin puts every dollar possible into making sure this never happens again

Ouch. I was too confused to revisit the site and get my bids in pre-OT. I always schedule a few hours before extended bidding.

[68Hawk]

Sorry, I've got no idea why any collector would wait until hours before an auction to put in an initial bid. You go in early, with a bid that doesn't tie you to buying the item at anything less than a steal of a price, and for taking that course you get updates from the auction house, an opportunity to pick and choose what you bid on in extended bidding, or just sitting tight until the last wee hours to snipe the one piece you feel worthy of taking your hard earned.

Any complaints for getting shut out is damned stupid.

I'm a consignor to this auction and the breakdown in bidding to cleanly close I believe is going to substantially hurt me.
That bugs me, but understanding what has occurred at least has me understanding where fault lies, and clearly that is with the server.

[Tabe]

Given all the issues with this auction, I thought this was really funny:

I got a postcard in the mail today (May 19) from Goldin Auctions for this auction which was supposed to end May 16.

[Sean1125]

Originally Posted by 68Hawk

Sorry, I've got no idea why any collector would wait until hours before an auction to put in an initial bid. You go in early, with a bid that doesn't tie you to buying the item at anything less than a steal of a price, and for taking that course you get updates from the auction house, an opportunity to pick and choose what you bid on in extended bidding, or just sitting tight until the last wee hours to snipe the one piece you feel worthy of taking your hard earned.

Any complaints for getting shut out is damned stupid.

I'm a consignor to this auction and the breakdown in bidding to cleanly close I believe is going to substantially hurt me.
That bugs me, but understanding what has occurred at least has me understanding where fault lies, and clearly that is with the server.

I always set a reminder to bid the final day, that is simply how I create my schedule. I find it boorish to insult the way someone else bids. Talk to 50 collectors and you are likely to find 50 different methods.

[68Hawk]

Originally Posted by Sean1125

I always set a reminder to bid the final day, that is simply how I create my schedule. I find it boorish to insult the way someone else bids. Talk to 50 collectors and you are likely to find 50 different methods.

You're free to bid however you like.
When you fail to get a bid in on time with a 30+ day auction however, the fault lies squarely with you and no one else.
Simples.

[iowadoc77]

Can't even look at the auction as it ends because I have not bid.
Everything about Goldin is a disaster with this one.
I have logged in to their website for the last time.

[Goldin Auctions]

If you log into your account, you will see results from session 1 until 6pm EDT at which point you will see a preview of session 2
If you login and go to “ my account” page and “ select auction” you can drag down and see your bids in session 2 or session 3
If you have consigned you can see ONLY your items in the current session.
We do not like that this has been done, and it’s a pain in the ass, but the steps are in place so traffic is mitigated on the site and when the auction is done, We and all our users will be off the platform and never deal with it again. However, if you look at the results and number of bids and prices realized in session 1, it seems the people that wanted to bid have managed to bid. Thank you for bearing with us .

[earlywynnfan]

Originally Posted by vintagehofrookies

I put my min. bids in before extended bidding on Sat. but with this huge clusterf*** I'm not bothering logging in again, what a mess! I really hope Goldin puts every dollar possible into making sure this never happens again

I sure hope you are the person I've been bidding against on the one item I really want!

I hope everyone goes out and has a wonderful evening out Saturday evening!!

[RCMcKenzie]

Wow, 50,000 viewers...that seems like a huge number to me. I guess there are tons of memorabilia folks in the hobby. I always assume I'm bidding against like 9 people for what I collect.

BTW, I looked today to check my bids, and could not find them. I looked at my hard-copy catalog to see that I think I'm on Thursday. As a bidder, I'm sort of still interested, as a consignor, I would think it was all terribly interesting and dramatic. GL with the auction, gang...Rob

[Goldin Auctions]

This message went out to all bidders, even those who did NOT bid in Spring Auction.
this explains the limited view at the moment.
and yes, 50,000 is a lot of people trying to access the site at once. That is what having your company name on a crawl on ESPN during the NFL draft will do, among other things.

Here is the email that went out in case it went to your spam.
We are currently migrating to a new cloud server tonight. As part of that process, at some point tonight the site will be down for thirty minutes to an hour.

The auction is closed to initial bids.

If you have bid in the Spring auction, when you log in you will be able to see the lots in the session/s you bid on. We split the auction into three separate sections (Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday nights) temporarily to reduce traffic and allow smooth extended bidding). The auction has been divided into 3 separate auctions. To see your bids you will need to login to your account, and go to "my account" page. Use the Auction selection drop down list on the my account page to view each of the 3 auctions. For instance if you are bidding on lot #400 you will need to select the auction entitled Spring 2020 Premium Auction - SESSION #2. To see lot #900 you will need to select Spring 2020 Premium Auction - SESSION #3.

Those that have bid in the auction, you were e-mailed procedures and rules for the closing. Prior to the extending bidding period, you will receive an e-mail with a link and instructions.

If you have not bid in the Spring Auction, you will not be able to see any lots until the auction concludes on Saturday night. These steps are in place to mitigate traffic to our site during auction close/extended bidding period and limit it to only eligible bidders for each session.

We appreciate you bearing with us while we migrate to a more powerful server to allow for the heavy traffic this auction has received. Future auctions will be conducted with normal closing procedures with a cloud server system that can accommodate the robust user base and high traffic that goes to our site on a daily basis...
especially during auction closing time. We thank you for bearing with us and being patient.