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12-31-2010, 11:55 AM
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Exactly Leon....I just registered and tried to bid but it wouldn't let me. But now I am definitely going to be bidding in the future! And that is what it is all about.....
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12-31-2010, 12:07 PM
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How about some Customer Service?
Sorry, I just don't get how anyone can defend what is going on here. I am in a customer service business myself, and IMO, Mears is not being very customer friendly. Every time I get an out bid notice or click on one of my high bidder auctions and it says 14 minutes and 58 seconds left I get more annoyed. Mears admits that they did not expect this and even apologized to bidders in the original post. How about ending those auctions that have had no activity for the last 10 hours and making your high bidders happy? I think we at least deserve that. You can leave open the auctions that still have no bids and the ones that are still going strong.
And, if I was a consignor and my auctions still had no bids or no bids since last night, I am not sure that I would be as happy as some of you are making it seem I should be.
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12-31-2010, 12:51 PM
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YOU JUST REGISTERED? You've been crying like a six year old girl all morning and you never even placed a single bid in this auction?  WoW!And, you claim you have no issues?!  Absolutely INCREDIBLE!  
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12-31-2010, 01:00 PM
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Thanks Leon, and no hard feelings of course. I just felt like stirring the pot a little. The board has been a little quiet since the group left.
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12-31-2010, 01:18 PM
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Bobby I'm an East Coaster and I'll chime in. I've been winning auctions for years -- if you want an item, you bid within your means and figure out a way to win it. Do West Coasters typically have an unfair advantage? Who cares? I constantly teach my children that life isn't fair and you just have to learn how to make the best of things.
By the way, Jimmy is one of the best guys in our memorabilia hobby. He wins things because he's smart and has a keen eye, not because he lives in a particular time zone. Greg
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12-31-2010, 01:23 PM
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Some things that bothered me about what has been said already since last time that I logged on are:
1. It seems that if you feel that you got a bargain yesterday, but somebody outbid you today, 15 hours later, then too bad.....you should spend more money. People have said, "Keep bidding or shut up". Well I don't have the deepest pockets on here and probably already bid beyond what I wanted to, but come on 15 hours later, no bids, just end it already. 2. If the auction houses should only worry about their consignors, then they are missing the boat. Like I said earlier, it's a 2-way street. You need bidders to buy the items that have been consigned. If bidders feel that they got burned by this extended bidding 15 hours later, then they won't come back. If your only concern is consignors, then don't charge the buyers premium, just increase your consignment fee and tell them that our auction will go on and on and on. 3. Give me a good explanation why a lot should remain open that hasn't had another bid in 15+ hours? 4. And this extended bidding is almost comparable to the following, absurd scenario: Let's say that there are 2000 T206 on eBay right now. Every time someone bids on a T206, every body else's clock re-starts to 15:00, even if nobody has bid on it for a week. How is this absurd example any different than what is going on right now?
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12-31-2010, 01:32 PM
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As someone who ran auctions, I felt I had more responsibility to my consignors because I had a written contract with them. Bidders executed bids on their own. But it is a balancing act, and you need to keep everybody happy. In this case the consignors of course have no complaints, but the burden placed on bidders is great, and as we see from the posts, a lot of them are unhappy. A simple solution for bidders would be to leave a ceiling bid and forget about it, but too many simply don't trust leaving max bids. In the end the MEARS auction will probably attain some really great prices, but I'm sure they're thinking that they have to make some changes before the next one.
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12-31-2010, 01:34 PM
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Nine-thirty in the a.m. here in Honolulu. Just woke up on account of I was up 'til 2 in the morning waiting for MEARS to wind down. Usually I can play the Moanalua Bay advantage to my favor - auctions tend to pau by the time the news comes on, but they're still in "extended bidding" - What the fork! . Will this auction ever end or will it run until the end of time? Has MEARS unlocked the secret of perpetual motion? Oughtn't they just to end the damn thing?
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12-31-2010, 01:43 PM
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Excuse me!?!?!?!?!? YOU were the one who was crying!!!!! BOO-HOO!!!! I just woke up and the auction is still going on!!!! Now my $10 bid might get outbid!!!!!! Why didn't this end at 4 AM in the morning!?!?!? WAAAAAAAA!!!! HAHAHAHAHHAHAHA Last edited by bobbyw8469; 12-31-2010 at 01:45 PM.
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12-31-2010, 02:19 PM
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I was the only bidder on a particular lot all week long, and was just outbid a minute ago. Instead of crying over spilled milk, I will now apply that money to another lot I've been eyeing.
For me, this auction is the most fun in a long time, and the daytime closing makes it fair for all parties (East and West Coast). I wish more auctions would end on a weekend during the daytime. It's a pain in the ass to be on a date, while trying to bid via I-Phone. It kinda kills the mood for the "other party" as well Edited to add that there will never be consensus on this issue... Last edited by perezfan; 12-31-2010 at 02:22 PM.
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12-31-2010, 02:02 PM
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At THIS point, the longer it goes, it's going to cost MEARS money!
Here's why: Last nite, in extended bidding & into the AM hours, I was prepared to go just about any amt to try & stay on top, because the item is very special to me for a particular reason. NOW, if someone does come along & tops my bid by $10 I will not go even 1 step higher. The thrill of getting my item has been far surpassed by what has taken place so far. So, for a possible $10 more after over 17 hours w/ no activity, I will go nowhere near what I would have this early AM, to say nothing about any future expenditures. I'm sure many others feel the same way even if they don't post their frustration.
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