Live Auctions on the Front Page....

[edjs]

Man, people can’t remember the name rule or realize WW2 ended in 1945. Those rules are way too complicated. 🤪

[tiger8mush]

Perhaps:
- run 1 auction per week
- auction starts on Monday night and ends Sunday night
- auction thread is pinned at the top of the home page

You manage the waiting list for future potential auction submittals - no one goes twice till everyone had a chance to go once?

[Golfcollector]

Awesome idea Leon.

Couple of thoughts

- Minimum start price of $100 seems like a good place as still allows for some cards that are not well above a lot of budgets

- I also like the idea of if no bids after xxx amount of time then lot is closed

[Leon]

Originally Posted by Golfcollector

Awesome idea Leon.

Couple of thoughts

- Minimum start price of $100 seems like a good place as still allows for some cards that are not well above a lot of budgets

- I also like the idea of if no bids after xxx amount of time then lot is closed

Good thoughts so far by everyone.
I don't think there is any way that a 100 dollar card makes the cut. Maybe 500 but not less. That would be way too many cards. And the cards HAVE to sell and they will with a low enough starting bid and a high enough value. I don't want any cards doing this live auction to not sell.
Limiting to maybe 2 open at a time...or even just 1 is a thought...
Keep the thoughts coming....

and yes, Ed, we can say it will be for WWII cards and older

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[Yoda]

I think it is a terrific idea and might give the bid AH's something to think about. But I wonder how you are going to cover your costs by hosting it. A 20% buyers' premium might be discouraging to a lot of folks.

[Leon]

Originally Posted by Yoda

I think it is a terrific idea and might give the bid AH's something to think about. But I wonder how you are going to cover your costs by hosting it. A 20% buyers' premium might be discouraging to a lot of folks.

No, no, no. This is not any threat to any auction house. I don't want to make anything off of it. There will be no fees to do it. But I will need to approve them first to try to avoid any bad situations.
I just want to have fun and make the board a better place.
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[Yoda]

Leon, I think this is a noble idea. At the very least, it is something different for the cadre of pre-War collectors (us) who grow weary of Ebay, PWCC and certain AH's, who will certainly take notice if you choose to bring this to fruition.

[edjs]

Originally Posted by Leon

and yes, Ed, we can say it will be for WWII cards and older

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That didn’t last long. 🤔. It’s almost as if I could see the future.

[Leon]

Originally Posted by edjs

That didn’t last long. 🤔. It’s almost as if I could see the future.

There was another thread after that and I posed the question.
Members didn't seem to care. Most will be older than this one
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[edjs]

Originally Posted by Leon

There was another thread after that and I posed the question.
Members didn't seem to care. Most will be older than this one
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Seriously, it’s not my business. It’s your forum, I was just busting your chops a little. I hope you are doing well, and thanks for running this show. I appreciate it.