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Would it be possible, or worthwhile, to maintain a presence at the JCC auctions just to distribute flyers and promote Grex, without actually carting XTs around?
It probably would - but how much money are we willing to spend on publicity without any chance of recouping it on sales?
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If I could borrow a crew of youngsters (and not so youngsters) to help me distribute fliers, I'd be willing to do it. It would be good if GREX could help defray the cost of admission for anyone who can't afford it, though, because it more helpful to walk up to people and hand them a flier than to leave a stack of fliers on a table. (We got a lot of bored -non techie- spouses interested in GREX that way.) 8am is a horrid time of day, of course, but it's only a few hours a few times per year.
It seemed to me that the auction went by pretty quickly this year. Some of the items, like baked goods and noodles, can be re-created at any time, so my suggestion is to have the auction twice a year. Or at least try it; if it doesn't work, then it doesn't work.
I think twice a year is worth a try, too. Food seems to go especially fast in the summer, but I wonder if handmade goods would go even faster in the winter just before the holidays.
I like the idea of twice a year. And it seems that the beginning of November would be a good time to start the later one. (I hope the auctioneers don't need a lot of recovery time between events!)
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Is there any reason the auction cant be continuous? An Item gets posted, the best bid after 2, 3, 4, weeks takes it, if the money doesnt get to the treasurer within 2, 3, 4 weeks after bidding closes, the next highetst bidder gets it. Or some such thing.
yes... the reason is because people are more liely to buy from things that aren't happening all the time. if there was an artfair every weekend, no one would give a rats ass.
Auction activity among the fws is still winding down (we're still trying to get those last few deadbeats to pay up). I'm perfectly fine with another one, but I get the feeling that the more often we do it the less active it will be. I'd even be willing to do something on it (or, I could try to do more than I did for this one :). If it was continuous, I think the annual volume and income would be considerably less, actually. People aren't motivated to donate things continuously, and there's less bidding activity if it's just something you check ever week.
I agree. Less is often more in these matters. When time is of the essence people are more likely to participate.
While a continueing auction might be good in some ways, such as
a quick turn-around on software and equipment donations, it would
probably dry up the other kinds of donations to still only once or
twice a year (baked goods, personality items, art, massages, etc).
In last year's M-net holiday auction, while an item looked
interesting as a gift for the holidays, bidders have learned there
was no cut-off date for bidding, and therefore no promise for
delivery in time for shipping.
I would like to see a continueing auction for equipment/
software donations, while having a special time of the year, or
special times of the year for the other items. That special batch
of cookies or whatnot just has to stay rare in order to gather the
bids at any particular time.
Just a note: the summer auction is nearly all taken care of now - we're waiting for one more payment and still checking on a few items that haven't been delivered yet, but that shouldn't be a barrier to having another auction in November/December, if that's what we want to do.
it seems logical that grex and m-net could join forces, share labour and cost, and bring in a larger crowd to a combined auction, and there would still be a fairly simple way to separate the revenue generated. items to be auctioned could be labeled and registered with the name of the group to which they belong, and bidders could be thus informed of where their money is going. in addition, a little friendly competition could induce loyal donors to come up with more appealing items to woo bidders away from the other service... seems like a win-win situation. any cons i'm missing here?
Well, grexers might be disinclined to comment on m-net auction items and vice-versa. What if the revenue from an item went to the system the high bidder belonged to? Or was split evenly? What if you figured out the proportion of grex items to m-net items and split revenue that way? Just throwing out ideas here, I have no clue if they're any good...
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Re #18: How do you imagine a joint auction would be run, other? Have a conference on each system and try to keep them in synch? I'm confused - that sounds like a lot *more* labor to me. But maybe I don't understand.
actually i had imagined it taking place in person rather than online. i neglected to note that we were discussing online auctions. the advantages i imagined for a combined effort don't seem to apply to an online situation, since the convenience of the bidders isn't much of a factor.
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re: #17- Um, I haven't got my stuff yet? More worried about the barrette than the truffles... 'Niffle. I agree that noveltly makes it more interesting, hence better attended. Twice a year *might* be workable, or might be too often. There're advantages to summer (folks may have more time and less pressure) and to pre-Yule tide (the obvious).
I'm working on the truffles. I think I'll have to make them and deliver them and then have class at a more liesurly time. (recipe is free for the asking, and both winners have).
re #23: i think you'd have to ask ivynymph if she'd be willing to let you auction me off...
re #26 on re #23: <sarcastic smirk>
Sorry, but other here took too much work and wasted time
for me to acquire to auction him off just yet. I'll
let y'all know if I'm ever willing.
<ivynymph puts a little "sold" sticker on other's forehead>
OK, Arthur, I think you're right. Whenever. Not worrying, really.
Been working on your barette, Kami; I had hoped birdlady could bring it (and the other things otter offered) this past weekend, but that didn't work out. You'll get it, if I have to drive to Kalamazoo!
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Uh, oh. What happened to Otter? This is the first I'd heard. Can we help? Aruba, only if you have enough reasons to drive that far that you want to- I can't come along until my back is better. <sigh>
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All the auction items are now paid for!
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and there was great rejoycing...
mcnally & tsty now have about a 5 year supply of punch cards each.
You mean entering a reply in the post about the auction won't get me in? Should I just enter a new post in auction?
No, you're set, Eric - as soon as the new auction conference comes up (RSN), your donation will be in it.
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