New REA Platform?? is this Legitimate?

[sbfinley]

Anyone else have trouble the signup? I’ve only ever used my bid ID to login and it states it doesn’t recognize my email, even though that is the email my invoices go to.

[Rounded Corners]

Originally Posted by sbfinley

Anyone else have trouble the signup? I’ve only ever used my bid ID to login and it states it doesn’t recognize my email, even though that is the email my invoices go to.

I had to use the link from the email - my usual credentials weren’t recognized if I navigated to the new login page.

[pawpawdiv9]

ITS OPEN!!!!
I do like the quick bid option.
But---when i skip to next page, it doesnt take me back to top.

[brass_rat]

Originally Posted by pawpawdiv9

ITS OPEN!!!!
I do like the quick bid option.
But---when i skip to next page, it doesnt take me back to top.

I agree with you, that would be nice.

If you're on a phone like me (using Google Chrome browser), as soon as you click next page before the items appear, flick the page to the top and you'll be at the top once the items do appear.

[Lobo Aullando]

max of 100 per page: I don't want to click 30 times.
searching previous results: I did use that capability frequently.
item pages: Minimalist, but that's actually a nice layout.

I'll stop there.

[sportscardpete]

I like it. I don't think there was anything wrong with the old platform, but I like the freshness of this one. And my bid list is so much easier to navigate!

[Snapolit1]

Love the fact that they post their entire 2025 calendar, AND consignment deadlines. It's really not helpful to get an email from an AH stating that you have two days left to consign something. We are all busy people. Knowing a schedule ahead of time allows one to plan ahead. They also provide a full calendar of shows they will be attending.

[Rhotchkiss]

There is very little for me in this auction so I have not taken a deep dive into the new platform. That said, a few things jump out:

1. The "Total Bid Cost" function is AWESOME -- it tells you what your approximate all-in cost will be, including hammer, buyer premium, taxes, shipping/insurance
2. The quick bid function is nice
3. I wish you could zoom the lots simply by holding your cursor over the picture -- like Heritage -- instead of having to click into the lot to zoom on the item.
4. I dont like that I cant go directly to my bids and my watch list from the auction, but instead I have to click on blue, sideways G looking thing, and then select bids and watchlist

I look forward to getting more fulsome exposure during their spring auction.

[ValKehl]

Originally Posted by pawpawdiv9

ITS OPEN!!!!
I do like the quick bid option.
But---when i skip to next page, it doesnt take me back to top.

I had the same experience when I skipped to the next page, for MOST of the pages. But, a couple of times, I was taken to the top of the next page. Strange!

Also, when I do a search, I am only interested in exact matches, no more and no less. When I searched for "Sam Rice," I had no interest in the Sam Jethroe, Sam McDowel, etc. cards that appeared. Searching for "Mickey Vernon" got me a zillion Mickey Mantle items I had no interest in. Granted, the Rice and Vernon items appeared first, but still.

[seablaster]

The REA guys are following this thread I'm sure, so I'll mention this. Being able to see the bid history is great, but I would definitely tweak it so that the bids that are placed by the user are distinguishable from other bidders. I think the old auction software had that with the user's 6 digit bidder number visible.

[Snapolit1]

Whenever anyone changes the interface to anything, the immediate reaction among most people is "oh jeez, why did you need to change it." We don't like change on websites. Or restaurant menus.

I do wonder what they think is better to users from this new set up, as opposed to just different looking.

[GoCubsGo32]

Really enjoyed the new website! Looking forward to using it in the future!

From a brief tour and browsing of the current auction.

Pros
Very clean, better than old website.
New platform is great
Seeing total cost is awesome and makes things easier.


Cons/Improvements
As echoed by others, clicking the next page and the page not refreshing to the top should be address. Even at 100 items per pages....that's 31 pages of having to scroll to the top...which is not the best user experience.

The prev buttons and next buttons are very light, might consider darken the text.

[jayshum]

Originally Posted by ValKehl

I had the same experience when I skipped to the next page, for MOST of the pages. But, a couple of times, I was taken to the top of the next page. Strange!

Also, when I do a search, I am only interested in exact matches, no more and no less. When I searched for "Sam Rice," I had no interest in the Sam Jethroe, Sam McDowel, etc. cards that appeared. Searching for "Mickey Vernon" got me a zillion Mickey Mantle items I had no interest in. Granted, the Rice and Vernon items appeared first, but still.

I noticed the difference in search results as well. On the old platform, I think searching in the auction archive worked like this, but it was definitely not how searching in the current auction worked. As you noted, at least the complete matches are listed first.

[carlsonjok]

Originally Posted by jayshum

I noticed the difference in search results as well. On the old platform, I think searching in the auction archive worked like this, but it was definitely not how searching in the current auction worked. As you noted, at least the complete matches are listed first.

If you put the search term in quotes, it will only return exact matches. As an example, I am building a signed 1961 Fleer set. When I search for 1961 Fleer, i get 65 results including listings that include only one of the two words. When I search for "1961 Fleer", I only get 5 results and they all include that exact phrase in that order.

Alternately, if an exact phrase is problematic, you can put both words in quotes separately and it will return results somewhere in the middle. Searching for "Fleer" "1961" returned 10 results.

HTH

[Aquarian Sports Cards]

Originally Posted by ValKehl

I had the same experience when I skipped to the next page, for MOST of the pages. But, a couple of times, I was taken to the top of the next page. Strange!

Also, when I do a search, I am only interested in exact matches, no more and no less. When I searched for "Sam Rice," I had no interest in the Sam Jethroe, Sam McDowel, etc. cards that appeared. Searching for "Mickey Vernon" got me a zillion Mickey Mantle items I had no interest in. Granted, the Rice and Vernon items appeared first, but still.

Did you try your search using quotation marks? Often that will only give you exactly what you ask for.

[joshleon]

Originally Posted by Aquarian Sports Cards

Did you try your search using quotation marks? Often that will only give you exactly what you ask for.

Quotes do not work. It still treats all inputs with "or." This has to be fixed IMO. If I want to look for American Beauty backed t206s I don't want to see the 100s of cards they consider to be a "beauty"!

[carlsonjok]

Originally Posted by joshleon

Quotes do not work. It still treats all inputs with "or." This has to be fixed IMO. If I want to look for American Beauty backed t206s I don't want to see the 100s of cards they consider to be a "beauty"!

I am not sure I understand. When I search for American Beauty without any quotes, I get 80 results. When I search for "American Beauty" (with quotes) I get only 5 results:

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[Fuddjcal]

I think the auction went off about as well as any new platform in recent memory. It will take a little getting used to.

Am I missing something or was the 20% fee not added into the final sales prices like all auction house do? Is REA not going to be tracked in VCP any longer because of the change over and sold price discrepancy? Thanks

[Rounded Corners]

Noticed an autobid glitch when bidding surpasses an increment increase threshold. E.g. when bidding goes from double to triple digits and the minimum increment increases from $5 to $10.

In my case another bidder was leading at $90, I was able to autobid $95, and $105 was the next available autobid displayed. I submitted as $105 was shown, but a $110 bid was placed on my behalf.

Did anyone else notice a similar issue?