Well the reverse/dutch auctions have had some success but, I don't see they generated a high level of interest.
So, tomorrow, I start a new auction;
•I list a coin with a minimum starting bid
•You have 24 hours to lodge a bid
•You can bid on the thread or, if you want to be sneaky, send a PM.
•Bids close at 7:00pm EST each day
•Highest bid will be acknowledged each day and a new round of bids starts
•Auction finishes when only one bid is received for a day
•What happens if there is a tie? I don't quite know but suggestions welcome.
Any other suggestions for the rules are also solicited.
I have an interesting error coin to offer (probably not real high value but good to try out the concept). I will post pictures tomorrow.
Tell me what you think.
Jeff
I like your idea.
I think if there is a tie, then maybe the first one to submit thier bid gets it?
That works for me. In case of a tie, first bid in is the winner.
Jeff
Quote from: 'Ozcoins' pid='12095' dateline='1366020123'I like your idea.
I think if there is a tie, then maybe the first one to submit thier bid gets it?
I agree first in best dressed :good:
I don't see how there can be a tie , the auction finishes when there is only I bid for the day ,, how can anybody bid to make it a tie ,if some one bids same price then that is 2 bids for the day and auction then goes on to the next day ,. that's the way I see it . example is
I bid $ 30.00 no other bids received up to midnight then I win .
if during the day someone sees my bid of $ 30.00 then they should bid higher to win , not match my $ 30.00 bid ,then that higher bid goes over to the next day and if no body goes higher then that bidder is the winner ,.. am I missing something.. ,, kel ,,
I think the PM bidding...
2 People might bid the same amount.
If you bid $30 via PM, and then I bid $30 on the board later, you would win as you got in first.
thanks ozcoins ,
I did not think about the pm, thank you for clarifying
that for me .. ,, kel ,,
A tie could be two people bid the same (highest bid) amount one day and neither bids the next day
maybe given the option to increase their bids..just a thought
or toss a coin or one of those puter dice roll thingies and who ever picks or is closest to wins.
Here is the con that will be up for grabs. Just an average, worn 1985 $1.
But, with quite a good delamination. Looks like the join between two strips of planchet stock.
(http://img.auctiva.com/imgdata/7/2/5/2/0/6/webimg/663501278_o.jpg)
Bidding starts now and first round of bids will be collated 17 April (tomorrow) at 7:00pm EST.
Remember, you may bid anytime but only one bid per day.
Please keep your bids moderate; that way it should run for a reasonable period. If you miss out today you can always bid a little higher tomorrow.
Jeff
OK I'll kick it off.
I bid $1 :ok:
I did mean to say minimum bid should be $1.00.
Quote from: 'JeffH' pid='12137' dateline='1366069292'I did mean to say minimum bid should be $1.00.
I must have read your mind Jeff :angel:
$1.17 and yes I can give the .17 :mocking:
can I bid $ 1. twenty and a quarter . ,, kel ,,
question ?
jeff when does the bidding stop ? if the minimum bid is $ 1.00
won,t it finish to quick , ???
still , I think it is a nice open flaw ,, kel ,,
I'll nudge it up to $1.50 .
Bidding stops when bidding stops (and nobody wants to go higher).
That might take 2 days it might take a lot longer. I don't know when.
And, minimum starting bid is $1.00 is what I meant. Bid increment can be anything. I suggest about 10% of previous bid but, say, round it of to nearest 5¢ or 10¢.
Jeff
We're getting these rules sorted out now.
Six bids so far and an anonymous bidder is leading.
what is an anonymous bidder ? is that one who send you a pm bid , is that right ?? ,, kel ,,
Correct Kel. One bid sent by PM.
Incidentally, your bid was rather cryptic. I interpreted it as $1.45 ($1 + 20¢ + ¼ of $1). Or was it $1 + $20 + ¼of $1 = $21.25?
Jeff
Todays Bid
$5
:ok:
A big jump from previous highest of $2.50.
Do I hear $5.25 anywhere?
Jeff
Quote from: 'JeffH' pid='12228' dateline='1366154502'Correct Kel. One bid sent by PM.
Incidentally, your bid was rather cryptic. I interpreted it as $1.45 ($1 + 20¢ + ¼ of $1). Or was it $1 + $20 + ¼of $1 = $21.25?
Jeff
sorry jeff , I was just having a go at A J with his $ 1.17 and I can pay the .17 cents , my bid was $ 1.20 + the quarter , that was meant to be $ 1.20+ 1/4 cent . = $ 1.20 + I farthing, which is a 1/4 of the next cent . sorry about that .. ,, kel ,,
I have to go now , the water is boiling so I can now cook the big mudcrab we got this morning ,, kel ,,
QuoteI have to go now , the water is boiling so I can now cook the big mudcrab we got this morning ,, kel ,,
Auction that beauty and the bids will flow :drooling::drooling::drooling:
$5.50 :angel:
Is there $6.00 anywhere?
....................................Well. how about $5.75?
If you want to lodge a bid today then you have exactly 40 minutes from...(tick, tock, tick, tock)...
NOW!
OMG the pressure haha
thanks for the reminder wasn't sure when this was ending.. watching with interest
Well, quite day for number of bids but, more than double in value.
Bids are open for the next day and anyone can jump in.
Tune in here tomorrow afternoon for a possible auctioneer's announcement that may spice things up.
Jeff
I have just thought of another way to do a different sort of an auction, please let me know what you think. .if you have a spare item you want to sell , just show pic of the front and back of the item , ok . now the date you put it on exactly , 1 month later ,the highest bidder wins the item ,.
example ; I put an item on , 20/05/2013 at 11 o,clock then on the 20/06/2013 at 11.o,clock , who ever has the highest bid wins that item .. rules , item then can not be sold until the end of that time and date .. and only I item per month per person ..
think about it , would it be ok or not ??? just a thought . ok . starting bid must be face value on items unless they are ERROR coins or NCLT coins ..
,, kel ,,
[attachment=1694] [attachment=1695]
please note this note is not for sale
this is just a practice run
if you want to bid go ahead , but remember from 20/05/2013 to the 20/06/2013 AT 9.40 AM bidding is finished , and remember this is just a tryout , no money or items are to change hands ..bidding , starting on this note must start at f/v of $ 5.00 even though it is a first prefix note..
PLEASE , if you think this is a good idea please let me know .
PLEASE , if you think this is a stupid idea please still let me know.
all these different idea,s are great for the forum , just takes the bordom away from some people , and gives the forum a bit of a lift up to..
,, kel ,,
I like the idea, but think a month is too long. 7 - 14 days might be better.
Keldaw,
I think that could work, but since Jeff is in the middle of an auction in this topic I think it would be best to start your own topic.
Can the off topic posts be moved to a new topic?
thank you for your answers folks ,
I did not want to interfere with jeff ,
and I did not want to start today, that is just a suggestion and having an example of how it may work .
so I hope nancy , mark or pph , or any body else ,who can move it to a new position on the forum please do as I don't know how to do it myself , and I will change the dates on mine from this month over to next month starting time and as nancy said 1 month to long so we can make it 2 weeks or even 10 days , does not matter as long as every body gets a chance to see it .. all these things are just suggestions ,.. thank you for your response .. ,, kel ,,
No bids yet today. Have you all gone into hibernation with ausjack?
Maybe this will perk your interest; another coin with the same type of flaw. Now you are bidding on two coins.
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It doesn't show up very well in the scan -look down the back of the Queen's head and shoulder.
I will be back tonight to collate bids.
Jeff
Quote from: 'JeffH' pid='12368' dateline='1366262676'No bids yet today. Have you all gone into hibernation with ausjack?
Maybe this will perk your interest; another coin with the same type of flaw. Now you are bidding on two coins.
It doesn't show up very well in the scan -look down the back of the Queen's head and shoulder.
I will be back tonight to collate bids.
Jeff
Gimme a break Jeff , I've been chopping wood most of the day :laugh2:
Todays bid is $7.50 :ok:
$8.00
Right. One hour to get a bid in for today.
Looks like we have a two horse race. Nancy is just in front at the turn.
I wonder if anyone is waiting to jump in later?
Bids are now open again for another day.
Cheers,
Jeff
hi jeff , very sorry to break in to your auction page , but I was just thinking how to arrange another one soon , to keep the forum in good humour , I really thought yours had finished and that was the last bid when I came in with my idea for another way for an auction , so I apologize strangly to you and any other people that I have confused in any way .. good luck with your auction results .. ,, kel ,,
Quote from: 'JeffH' pid='12386' dateline='1366276236'Looks like we have a two horse race. Nancy is just in front at the turn.
I wonder if anyone is waiting to jump in later?
Bids are now open again for another day.
Cheers,
Jeff
I give up Nancy.... You win:yahoo:
maybe some item reminders along the way
nibbles has forgotten what is up for auction!!
(http://i673.photobucket.com/albums/vv93/ROBBIEWITHLUV/64f288ea-4477-4dda-8db3-7f4ac0dc444e_zpsfdc131b8.jpg)
Poor Nibbles; must be getting old and memory fading.
For auctions we have a 1985 $1 with a nice seam, planchet delamination and a 1970 20¢ with a similar error.
(http://img.auctiva.com/imgdata/7/2/5/2/0/6/webimg/663501278_o.jpg)
(http://www.australian-coins.net/attachment.php?aid=1700)
If nibbles wants to bid better (s)he should register for the forum quickly.
Jeff
the auction floor is safe with nibbles
she told me that she only really collects pre-decs now
just being the beautiful & fluffy-luscious auction assistant here tonight
OK.
Maybe some nice pre die cracks could come up later.
Jeff
(And glad I know the gender now -don't want to make a faux par.)
Any more bids?
Was that a bid or were you just blowing your nose?
This lot is definitely for sale...jump in now before it is too late!
Going, Going...
SOLD to the lady in the floral h....hang on, that's the cud queen!
Well done Nancy.
well done Nancy
noice error coins there
***nibbles nods in agreement***
til next time folks!!
Well done Jeff :good:
I recently had a 1985 Split Planchett up on ebay a few weeks ago and it didn't get a bite. Well done to the new owner of the above.
well done nancy .. really that was a cheap price , you done well ..
I want to try a new competition now ..
I will list this item at , 1 cent to start with , at 5.00 pm on Tuesday the 14/05/2013 ,then bids can start anytime after that , all bids excepted up to 6 . ?? pm that time on the 20/05/2013 .all bids after that time will not be excepted .
the last bid received before or dead on the exact qld time will be the winner ,. and will receive the prize postage free ..
the prize is a $ 1.00 and a $ 2.00 new Zealand notes that I have spare ,I am starting this comp with this small prize just to see how I go . if you see that I have made a mistake in any way please let me know .. thankyou and good luck .. ,, kel ,,
ps , pictures to follow soon ..
(http://i39.tinypic.com/2zz7nyv.jpg)
(http://i39.tinypic.com/w8n8f7.jpg)
this is the prize . bids starting at 1 cent and only for a limited time ..
must be worth at least a bid of 1 cent or 2 cents to start the ball rolling I would think .
if you bid 2 cents then no other bids are received , then you get the 2 notes for nothing with free postage too.
it then cost me $ 3.60 for the notes , postage and my time too ,
that is not to bad all round ,.
at least I tried . go on , be in the fun , give it a go , it don't hurt ,
and it don't cost much money ..
,, kel ,,
I saw a lady buy her grand daughter a single ice cream at wendy,s
morayfield shopping centre yesterday $ 3.50 single cone , .
I'll play mate, 20 cents to start :good:
Ok I will start off.
10c
(I hope that is ok. 1c bids might go too slow)
Edit.
Was beaten to it.
I will revise my bid to 40c
I'll bid 30c.
I'll bid 90c
$1.05
good on ya folks , now isn,t this fun ..
,, kel ,,
good god , this is fun , at least I have the postage cost , I hope the
winner does not ask for registered post .. ha ha ha . ,, kel ,,
$1.20...and yes, this is fun.
RIGHT, I'm upin the ante..I'll pay and even use these if ya want kel :) (http://i43.tinypic.com/2wnsetc.jpg)
has any body ever heard of a song called :the auctioneer :
I think it was sung by leroy van dyke .. ,, kel ,,
Just for me mate Kel http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHSbJIijFE8
The links below takes to a couple of my favourite songs. Enjoy:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TalzQ4Fy3lE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ll079Z4n3bg
$1.60
:dodgy: $1.70
$1.80
first clue ,( Saturday )
the auction will finish on Tuesday , ?? pm
another clue tomorrow .. ( sunday )
,, kel ,,
Crikey something for sale/auction I haven't put my bib in yet:dash1:
$15 is my bid mate :yahoo:
BTW What am I bidding on ?
ha ha
Yesterday, 10:50 PM Post: #67
trout
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RE: New auction. Bids go up!
Crikey something for sale/auction I haven't put my bib in yet
$15 is my bid mate
BTW What am I bidding on ?
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Ya get to pick mate, a date with the PM or one of my kidney stones :mocking: choose wisely :winkextra:
Quote from: 'ausjack' pid='15412' dateline='1368936158'Yesterday, 10:50 PM Post: #67
trout
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Posts: 2,003
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RE: New auction. Bids go up!
Crikey something for sale/auction I haven't put my bib in yet
$15 is my bid mate
BTW What am I bidding on ?
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Ya get to pick mate, a date with the PM or one of my kidney stones :mocking: choose wisely :winkextra:
I think I would rather develop my own kidney stone than have
to spend time with the "Ranger Queen" :dash1: :ok:
easy boy, easy..now just calm down big fella, calm down..that's it, it's all good mate, I was just playin so no need to cancel ya bid :good:
2nd clue ,
on sunday the 19/05/2013 @ 3.35 pm qld time I releasted the
2nd clue for this comp .
the 2nd clue is , this auction is finishing at 6 .3? pm Tuesday night .
good luck .. ,, kel ,,
last clue , auction will finish at 6 32 pm spot on ,
on Tuesday the 21/05/2013 .
and after that time no further bids will be excepted ,
,, kel ,,
pray tell what is B T W stand for please ??
abbreviations what the hell , just like kids with all the new things that they play with all the time now , they never print the full words anymore .. very sad . ,, kel ,,
Quote from: 'keldaw' pid='15593' dateline='1369028498'last clue , auction will finish at 6 32 pm spot on ,
on Tuesday the 21/05/2013 .
and after that time no further bids will be excepted ,
,, kel ,,
pray tell what is B T W stand for please ??
abbreviations what the hell , just like kids with all the new things that they play with all the time now , they never print the full words anymore .. very sad . ,, kel ,,
By The Way is what BTW stands for Kel :ok:[/size]
Tell me...what is the current bid?
Trout's holding all the cards at $15.
Quote from: 'Nevol' pid='15614' dateline='1369040851'Trout's holding all the cards at $15.
You have to be in it to win it Nevol :dance:
Too much!
I thought that too jeff ,..
but that's not my call sorry. ,, kel ,,
:wavemulticolor:
we have a winner folks , mr trout from W A ..
thank you all who had a bid on my auction ,..
thank you also to the winner for making this an exciting auction for me , [ first time ever ] ,.
payment received and I will post as soon as possible ..
prize will be posted tomorrow or Thursday when I go to town. ,, kel ,, this auction is now closed ..
thank you all once again , now who,s turn is it now ??
I don't know about anyone else but I've lost track of what's going on in here, there's been so many auctions it's hard to work out who's selling what. Given the new forum rules it might be best to start a new thread in the trading forums every time a new item is being auctioned.
So whoever's turn it is next please start a new thread starting with the FOR AUCTION prefix. When that item sells mark the thread as CLOSED and the next person can start a new thread.
sounds good to me mark .. thanks .. ,, kel ,,