Chatted With Bill Goodwin Today

[Seiklis]

Originally Posted by z28jd

Why not just change the 15 minute rule to 10 minutes, or less? End the initial bidding an hour earlier, put in a five minute rule instead, bids will run out sooner

Yea that's the perfect solution, 15 minutes 10-12, 10 minutes 12-2 and 5 minutes afterwards...15 minutes is just too long at 3AM and someone will end up talking themselves into another bid.

Honestly I'd probably move the close time to 8 PM and make the countdown 5 minutes after midnight

[Leon]

Originally Posted by Seiklis

Yea that's the perfect solution, 15 minutes 10-12, 10 minutes 12-2 and 5 minutes afterwards...15 minutes is just too long at 3AM and someone will end up talking themselves into another bid.

Honestly I'd probably move the close time to 8 PM and make the countdown 5 minutes after midnight

If you had 1000 bidders, 200 of them probably wouldn't understand what you just said. Keeping it simple, whatever the solution is, would probably be best.

[Jlighter]

I've thought about this and have one possible solution.

Organize lots into random groupings. When one grouping doesn't have any bids after 15-30 Mins, all lots in that grouping close simultaneously. It would be purely random, as to make an incentive for people to bid earlier, any lot can close at any moment.

[Gradedcardman]

I've decided to move to Hawaii so the bidding is ending at midnight my time !! I love Hawaii !!

[RCMcKenzie]

Originally Posted by Gradedcardman

I've decided to move to Hawaii so the bidding is ending at midnight my time !! I love Hawaii !!

I've bought a few cards on ebay from a guy in Guam. I think that's the guy who keeps outbidding me.

Seriously, I don't mind any of the formats. However y'all do it is fine with me. On Goodwin and Sterling I just wake up early and bid.