Conducting auctions on the B/S/T

[rdixon1208]

I love the auction idea. I also have a card or two in mind that I would like to try to auction. Obviously, I'll wait until all of this gets worked out.

So if there's any way to make it happen, I think it would be very, very cool to have a new section only for auctions.

[shammus]

The auction category would also serve as a nice alternative to Ebay since nobody is particularly thrilled with them any longer

I do think they need their own space though so they'll stand out better that way for everybody.

[Leon]

I almost have my mind made up to do this...however, if there is only 1 category for auctions won't there be too many to have it be effective for everyone? Can you imagine 30 auctions going at once, in one single type category? I am thinking of making the test category be the auction category.....for our Net54 auctions....the other auction category for ebay and other auctions (below) will stay the same....

[barrysloate]

Having 30 auctions going at once would be easily manageable. Prospective bidders could scroll through them in a couple of minutes and decide if there are any lots they wish to bid on.

What could get confusing is if those 30 lots had 30 different sets of rules. Do we need to set some guidelines on how these auctions should be run?

[Leon]

Originally Posted by barrysloate

Having 30 auctions going at once would be easily manageable. Prospective bidders could scroll through them in a couple of minutes and decide if there are any lots they wish to bid on.

What could get confusing is if those 30 lots had 30 different sets of rules. Do we need to set some guidelines on how these auctions should be run?

Rules- Not sure this will be easy. I almost think that each thread (I will make a rule of only 1 at a time per member) has to have it's own rules. I need to be back to my regular job in the near future more than I am at it today and just can't manage all of that. I will also reserve the right to shut the auction project down if it gets out of hand.....or if it gets too complicated or there are too many problems...not necessarily in that order.

[barrysloate]

One aspect of this worth discussing is if the seller is not happy with the final bid, can he pull the lot and not sell it? Because if this is not clearly stated going in, there is going to be an awful lot of bad blood on the BST.

[Leon]

Anyone that is logged in can see that I am testing some new things. Not to worry Matt got a fresh back up yesterday so God forbid I blow this darn thing up we can go back to where it was yesterday

[deadballera]

Sellers should post a minimum bid of what the rock bottom price would be accepted. I don't think pulling a card or lot would be fair for any bidders if it did not meet the expectations.

Keep it simple for everyone..and there will be less bad blood.