Lelands Auction Going Strong Still Lots of Room

atx840 · #1 12-22-2012, 11:41 AM

John, nice score, I agree that there has to be a better way. The SCP (as you know) didn't have a countdown clock and you sat up waiting blind, did Leland's at least have the 10min countdown.

Why not have initial bids in by noon and then have extended bidding start mid day. Fortunately I am on MST, but there have been several occasions I'm still up watching a lot when Johnny is getting out of bed in NJ.

wonkaticket · #2 12-22-2012, 11:50 AM

No clock that I can recall Chris, I really think the ten minute rule should be on a per lot basis. No need to for me to be up till 5-6am because two dudes on the west coast are battling it out over a 1975 Topps set etc.

wonkaticket · #3 12-22-2012, 11:51 AM

Scott if I�ve told you once I�ve told you a dozen times stop being positive.

seablaster · #4 12-22-2012, 01:08 PM

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Originally Posted by wonkaticket

No clock that I can recall Chris, I really think the ten minute rule should be on a per lot basis. No need to for me to be up till 5-6am because two dudes on the west coast are battling it out over a 1975 Topps set etc.

I echo Wonka's sentiment as well. I wish all auction houses would be kind and have lots close on an individual basis. I would also ask for extended bidding to start early. Having finally had the unfortunate experience of missing an auction end due to exhaustion after a grueling day at work, I no longer share the romanticism of staying up till all hours of the night bidding.

philliesphan · #5 12-22-2012, 01:10 PM

maybe three auctions per year that I'll stay up late for. Leland's Winter Catalog certainly doesn't pass that mark.

It wasn't anything I was dying to have, so I'll move on and forget about it quickly. I just think that some auctions do a disservice to their customers and consignors by essentially allowing them to go on through all hours of the night.

We're all adults here [although we don't always act that way...]. Give us a set of rules, and we'll adopt our bidding patterns to suit. I'm not convinced that extended bidding that goes 5, 10 or more hours really benefits anyone in the end -- particularly the auction house and consignors.

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sb1 · #6 12-22-2012, 02:19 PM

Even if you have initial bidding end at noon, the auction would go until the wee hours of the morning. REA actually has theirs end at 4 or 5 pm. EST and still goes til 3:30 am or later.

In our last auction we did the individual lot ending and the whole auction was over about midnight. You could see much more action on the lots earlier as bidders were aware that it was not going to be a hold out and wait em out situation.

Scott

barrysloate · #7 12-22-2012, 04:23 PM

The problem is nothing compels a bidder to get his bids in early. REA closes at 4:00 PM and there are tons of bidders who wait eight or ten hours before they first sit down to bid. I always believed the system was flawed but no auction house seems to care. They like it just the way it is.

sportscardpete · #8 12-22-2012, 07:28 PM

I bid on the UZIT early in the auction and completely forgot about it.

Ended up winning it and got a good night sleep. Have no complaints.

Runscott · #9 12-22-2012, 07:42 PM

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Originally Posted by barrysloate

The problem is nothing compels a bidder to get his bids in early. REA closes at 4:00 PM and there are tons of bidders who wait eight or ten hours before they first sit down to bid. I always believed the system was flawed but no auction house seems to care. They like it just the way it is.

Sitting here with a beer, mulling over the endless NFL playoff possibilities, so...

The biggest problem I see for Lelands is that their auction is boring on the final night. I placed my bid, and it would have been kind of 'fun' to watch the clock count down for my lot and know that I had won. It turned out that no one bid after my 6:00pm bid, so it was a waste of time watching the auction. With no clock, you have absolutely no idea what's going on. I know that 'fun' isn't supposed to be part of spending money, but this is a hobby, so it is.

I thoroughly enjoy sitting down with a bottle of red wine and watching my lots approach the end of the 30 minutes. It's entertainment. It's also kind of fun to put in a high ceiling bid, and watch someone manually bidding one increment every 29 minutes, while I just sip my wine and smile. Unless, of course, they run me all the way up to the maximum

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