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08-29-2011, 10:39 AM
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Victor started making bats in the 1890s.
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08-29-2011, 11:48 PM
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This is the fourth or fifth auction recently that's been "outed" while still active.
I thought we had a rule (perhaps unwritten) that we would not discuss or broadcast items like this until the Auctions' conclusion. Just a courtesy to those who intend to bid (without all the free advertising for the seller). Perhaps this has been more of a tacit "collector to collector" agreement in the past, and there are no specific rules on Net54 prohibiting this action. But it seems we're seeing a lot more outing of active auctions than ever before. Leon... Are there Forum rules advising against this, or have we traditionally kept these things "under the radar" simply out of respect to other prospective bidders? Either way, thanks for clarifying!
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08-30-2011, 04:55 AM
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That doesn't make sense to me. Bat collectors find the bats, pennant collectors find them. We are not giving anything away here.
If you take that train of thought, you could not show any bad autograph auctions until they are done also. Should I announce the I am bidding on an item here so no one else would bid against me Last edited by murphusa; 08-30-2011 at 04:58 AM.
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08-30-2011, 08:49 AM
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There is no rule against outing auctions..and that's mainly because we don't want to discourage anyone from asking questions on a questionable items. In this case there is no questionable about it...it's an authentic Victor bat..it's probably best to ask questions through PM's or emails on something like this.
With that said..there is very little that slips by anyone on ebay and I'm certain this bat was not going to slip by anyone here that collects vintage bats.
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08-30-2011, 10:48 AM
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Just for the record, I don't think it's a big deal either...
I got firmly "scolded" for doing it early in my Net54 tenure, and just needed clarification. This occurred 4 - 5 years ago, so perhaps the attitudes have changed. Or maybe (as Dan said) fewer ebay items are flying under the radar these days, and the "outing" is just not as relevant... There have been a number of posts I would like to have made, but waited until the auctions were over (for this reason). Many have pertained to Ad/Display Signs that were marginal, in terms of their authenticity. If there are no hard and fast rules against posting active auctions, I may now do the same. Thanks Dan, for clarifying! Editing to add a final note, and I'll shut up... Wanted to add that I definitely would have missed this Victor Bat, had it not been for Dan's initial post. So good or bad- it did add at least one potential new bidder to the mix. I probably won't win it, so in this case it's likely irrelevant. But it could conceivably push up the price, as I seem to be the top under-bidder a lot these days! Last edited by perezfan; 08-30-2011 at 10:58 AM.
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