More reasonable auction closing

[Snapolit1]

Can’t imagine any business consultant in the world would study any industry selling any product and conclude “yeah, you will maximize profits by forcing a large segment of your clients to stay up to 12 midnight to close a deal …”

[calvindog]

12:30? I wish I was only up until 12:30 last night for the auction.

ETA: just checked. Went to bed at 2:08 until I won my last lot. Today will be fun.

[sportscardpete]

I went to bed at 2am last night and was up at 530. Look, this is going to sound so geeky, but there is a bit of a badge of honor staying up late on an auction night and feeling like a zombie the next day. Except its really sad telling people out loud why you look so tired.

I would love if auction countdowns started a bit earlier (and unfortunately East Coast folks are disadvantaged), but the late start is somewhat part of the "fun" in collecting.

Ruining my sleep is a lot more appealing than having to time my extended bidding on a Sunday afternoon when company is over.

[Johnny630]

I don't think so west coast ballers with the money bidding late.

[sb1]

Quite a few actually starts the extended bidding lot by lot closing at 9:00 and 10:00 PM EST, and end pretty quickly, usually within the next hour.

Just be happy the old days of the entire auction ending at once at 4-5:00 am...are long gone.

[ullmandds]

I lost my 1 item after I went to bed...oh well! Congrats Jeff!!

[BigfootIsReal]

Originally Posted by ullmandds

I lost my 1 item after I went to bed...oh well! Congrats Jeff!!

Isn't this why a bidder should make his max bid early rather than thinking he'll get a steal? Just curious is all. I always put my max in on day one, then not have to worry, if I get outbid, so be it.

[bnorth]

Originally Posted by sportscardpete

I went to bed at 2am last night and was up at 530. Look, this is going to sound so geeky, but there is a bit of a badge of honor staying up late on an auction night and feeling like a zombie the next day. Except its really sad telling people out loud why you look so tired.

I would love if auction countdowns started a bit earlier (and unfortunately East Coast folks are disadvantaged), but the late start is somewhat part of the "fun" in collecting.

Ruining my sleep is a lot more appealing than having to time my extended bidding on a Sunday afternoon when company is over.

LOL, yes I always get that look as a 55 year old adult when I tell people I collect baseball cards. It is a similar look I give people that tell me they believe in psychics or bigfoot.

[Jobu]

I suspect that closing early like that the AH would lose more west coast bidders to things like dinner, family, activities, and work than they lose easy coast people unwilling to stay up a bit past midnight (or beyond for something they really want). As is always the case, one can put in ceiling bids and go to bed (which can be limiting for those who put in several but don't really want to win them all, I realize). Also as is always the case, no system is going to be perfect.

[parkplace33]

Would be nice, but unless all of them change, probably not happening.

[Exhibitman]

Why not close Saturday night? No more worries about being drag-assed at work the next day.

[calvindog]

Originally Posted by sportscardpete

Ruining my sleep is a lot more appealing than having to time my extended bidding on a Sunday afternoon when company is over.

Kudos to using an old-school word of "company" to describe friends who are visiting the house. Very 1970s.