Live Auctions on the Front Page....

[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.

[ullmandds]

i think its a great idea...have a sticky at the top of the page to keep it front and center...but I agree there should be a min value...maybe 500 or it can alternate from week to week.

Maybe build up valuewise from the beginning of the month(cheaper cards) to the end of the month(bigger value?)

just ideas.

[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.

[Leon]

Originally Posted by edjs

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.

No problem, Ed. It's always been my pleasure from day one.

I was thinking about something else with these auctions and want to get some feedback.

While I doubt we want a long list of items being auctioned in one of these, what if we were to let folks do 1 or 2 at a time? We could have a distinct rule that all bids have to have an A or a B next to them, or something like that. A little more action might not be bad...Same rule of they have to sell and need to be a few hundred or so dollars each...
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