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Grex > Coop10 > #115: The Great Grex Auction, Summer '98 Edition |  |
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cmcgee
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response 25 of 53:
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Jul 6 13:36 UTC 1998 |
Ok, I'll donate: A free MBTI consultation. Includes completing official MBTI
questionaire, scoring, and a 2 hour consultation/explanation of what your
scores mean for you. Retail value: $150-200. Minimum bid $50.
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rcurl
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response 26 of 53:
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Jul 6 15:17 UTC 1998 |
Anyone interested in a night in the Lincoln Bedroom with a visit to the
Nashunal Zoo?
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mta
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response 27 of 53:
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Jul 6 16:47 UTC 1998 |
What's MBTI?
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robh
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response 28 of 53:
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Jul 6 17:16 UTC 1998 |
I'm guessing that it involves the Myer-Briggs Test.
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headdoc
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response 29 of 53:
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Jul 8 02:18 UTC 1998 |
I will donate the Grex T Shirt I won. The bidder can pick size and color.
The minimum bid should be $25.
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aruba
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response 30 of 53:
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Jul 8 07:26 UTC 1998 |
Hmmm... The problem with that, Audrey, is that anyone who wants a T-Shirt can
buy one from the Grex store for less than $25. (The prices range from $15 to
$20, depending on size and color.)
A couple of auctions ago someone offered a pair of movie passes which have a
fixed price at the theater. What happened was that someone bid more than the
fixed price, was advised of his mistake, and then never paid us for them. As
a result Grex got nothing out of the whole deal.
For that reason I think we should avoid auctioning off items which are
available for some fixed price somewhere else. (This doesn't include used
items, of course - we will be offering some used software, for instance.)
So thanks very much Audrey, but I don't think we should auction off the
T-Shirt, unless someone would like to take issue with my logic. Is there
anything else you can think of to donate?
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atticus
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response 31 of 53:
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Jul 8 13:34 UTC 1998 |
View hidden response.
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mta
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response 32 of 53:
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Jul 8 14:54 UTC 1998 |
There are t-shirts available -- to whom did you send inquiries, Sreeni?
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rcurl
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response 33 of 53:
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Jul 8 15:07 UTC 1998 |
Out-of-print T shirts, however, are really hot items at auctions in other
organizations. Grex should print only limited editions of T-shirts so
the old ones become more valuable.
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atticus
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response 34 of 53:
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Jul 8 17:37 UTC 1998 |
(re #32: I had sent them to grexshop@cyberspace.org. BTW, after I posted
#31, I got a reply from Mark.)
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headdoc
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response 35 of 53:
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Jul 9 20:32 UTC 1998 |
Mark, I donated the T shirt as a fund raiser for Grex, hence the idea of
starting at $25. I am still willing to donate it and start at $20. I
disagree with you that just because, once before, an item was bid on at a
price higher than it could be purchased and the bidder was a deadbeat, that
we should never offer anything for auction that one can buy (perhaps for
less). I never base my future behaviors on one bad experience. My offer to
donate the T shirt for a minimum bid of $%20 stands unless there is a
consensus that I should withdraw the offer. I would like to hear what others
think.
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omni
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response 36 of 53:
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Jul 10 04:41 UTC 1998 |
I see headdoc's point. I could buy a mug for $10 anywhere, that is except
PBS who offers them as premiums for a $75 donation. I say if someone wants
to buy a $100 t-shirt and it benefits Grex, let us not be the ones to stand
in that persons way.
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other
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response 37 of 53:
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Jul 10 06:09 UTC 1998 |
you're missing the significance of the psychological element.
if the price were set, say as in the case of a premium for pbs donations,
people go into the process thinking they're going to part with x amount of
money and they're going to get y premium. in an auction, the same kind of
simple products that can be given away as premia don't get the bids because
even though the event is a fundraiser, the focus in an auction is more on the
item itself. people are more willing to donate in an auction if the auction
item is unique or creative as opposed to something you could just buy off the
shelf.
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jep
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response 38 of 53:
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Jul 10 13:40 UTC 1998 |
Maybe if no one wants to donate $25 or more for headdoc's item, she can
keep it. I thought this was the conferencing system where people were
allowed to try things and see if they work. Why the debate?
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aruba
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response 39 of 53:
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Jul 10 15:31 UTC 1998 |
Well, OK. I'll put it in with a minimum bid of $20.
We still need more items! *Please*, if you can think of anything at all to
donate, it will make the auction more fun and also benefit Grex a lot. The
auction gets underway on Sunday, and though we will accept new items for a
while after that, the more items we have at the start, the better.
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atticus
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response 40 of 53:
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Jul 10 20:19 UTC 1998 |
1. An Indian elephant made of wood (I think it is rosewood), height ~2
inches, length ~2.5 inches, normal stance, minimum bid $3.00
2. Another Indian elephant, trumpetting (sp?) stance, other
specifications identical to (1), minimum bid $3.00
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headdoc
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response 41 of 53:
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Jul 10 20:48 UTC 1998 |
Thank you, Mark.
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keesan
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response 42 of 53:
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Jul 10 22:01 UTC 1998 |
I will weed someone's garden for an hour, or clean their house (but no smelly
chemicals, please), or something else tedious, but they will have to work
along with me. Minimum bid $4.50. I am offering up to 3 hours, not
necessarily to the same bidder.
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mta
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response 43 of 53:
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Jul 11 13:06 UTC 1998 |
Donated by beccap, through me:
One complete copy of DOS 3.3, complete with license.
One complete copy of Ventura Publisher 4.1 documentation.
One copy of the Xerox Edition of Ventura Publisher Reference Guide.
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remmers
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response 44 of 53:
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Jul 11 13:21 UTC 1998 |
I'll donate a "parlor" ragtime piano recital of about an hour's length.
Pianist: me. Parlor: You provide it, or make arrangements for a recital
location.
Background: I play ragtime piano, specializing in the "classical"
ragtime of Scott Joplin, Joseph Lamb, James Scott, and other composers
of that era. (Also some contemporary composers who write in that style.)
Although I'm not a professional musician (i.e. I don't make my living at
it), I've been playing the music for over 25 years and have had
experience performing at after-hours sessions and other open-piano
events at ragtime festivals. I've garnered appreciative comments from
audience members and praise from such professional ragtime performers as
John Arpin, Bob Darch, Sue Keller, Bob Milne, and Richard Zimmerman.
Some constraints: The location should be in the Ann Arbor area or a
short drive from it. The "parlor" could be your home, a local church
recital room with a piano, or whatever you can arrange for. Invite a few
friends or the whole world -- whatever you feel comfortable with. We'd
work out a mutually agreeable date and time. I'd reserve the right to
try out the piano in advance -- it doesn't have to be a concert grand,
but I'd want to be sure that it's in reasonable tune, has a decent
touch, and that all the keys work. :-)
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other
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response 45 of 53:
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Jul 11 14:29 UTC 1998 |
wow! with auction items like, these, the auction should have a press release
all its own!
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other
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response 46 of 53:
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Jul 11 14:29 UTC 1998 |
(oops. delete the extra comma above.)
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aruba
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response 47 of 53:
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Jul 11 19:15 UTC 1998 |
Those are great items. Keep them coming, folks! I'll be getting the auction
going tonight/tomorrow.
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aruba
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response 48 of 53:
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Jul 12 05:37 UTC 1998 |
It's late and I haven't finished typing in items, so it will be sometime
tomorrow afternoon when I get the auction up and running.
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aruba
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response 49 of 53:
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Jul 12 23:10 UTC 1998 |
I'm still working on it - hopefully in a few hours the auction will be open.
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