[Mccoypottery-talk] types of auctions??

[acp]

Thanks to all who replied about the dutch auction.  I'd
never heard the term before.  :-)
acp
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BarbCrews wrote:

> The ten highest bidders get it, but when you bid -- you have the 
> opportunity to put how many you are bidding for.
> So for example there are nine bidders -- but highest bidder wants 
> three vases at $10. and second highest bidder wants
> 2 vases at $9. there will only be five vases left for the next highest 
> bidders.
>
> There is a difference in listing fees, I don't remember what it was -- 
> but I did a dutch auction for my cookie jar pins a few months ago and 
> I remember thinking it was awfully high for a dutch auction when the 
> selling price wasn't that much..
>
> bc
>
> At 08:14 PM 4/26/2003 -0700, you wrote:
>
>> Ok.  Say you have 10 vases, all the same.  You create a "single" 
>> offer ad, but
>> put 10 in the quantity field and then what happens?    If people bid 
>> and there
>> are 10 items, then do the highest 10 bidders win the items?  Or what?
>>
>> Also, I assume you are saying a multi-quantity ad costs the same as a 
>> single item ad
>> and so it costs the seller less to "sell" 10 items if they list them 
>> in a single ad?? Right?
>>
>> acp
>> --------
>>
>> BarbCrews wrote:
>>
>>> A dutch auction is when the seller has more than one of the same 
>>> item for sale. On ebay it lists how many are available in the 
>>> listing at the top. Not sure about other onlines.
>>>
>>> bc
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> At 07:20 PM 4/26/2003 -0700, you wrote:
>>>
>>>> I'm terrible at auctions.  I'm actually afraid of them.  I  often 
>>>> go "look" ahead
>>>> of time, but never go to bid.  I'm always afraid I'll bid 
>>>> "accidently" or if online,
>>>> that I'll win the bid and then learn there's something I didn't 
>>>> realize and end
>>>> up having to pay more than if I'd have just gone to the local store.
>>>>
>>>> My one experience with winning an e-bay bid, was not positive.  The 
>>>> seller
>>>> kept stalling about shipping the item and so I finally lost all my 
>>>> lead time and
>>>> had to just go buy the camera outright and paid more than I would 
>>>> have,
>>>> ordinarily.  :-(
>>>>
>>>> All this to explain that I really have no knowledge of auctions and 
>>>> so it's not
>>>> too strange for me to ask this question --
>>>>
>>>> What, on earth, is a dutch auction and what does it have to do with 
>>>> keeping
>>>> the bidding alive?
>>>> :-)
>>>> acp
>>>> -----------
>>>>
>>>> Capriherb wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> If this person would just make this a Dutch Auction, we could all 
>>>>> keep it
>>>>> alive by bidding on it and paying for the 37 cents every week or 
>>>>> two to help
>>>>> with the cost of the listing.  Heck we could all bid, leave 
>>>>> feedback, and
>>>>> make this wonderful Saint a PowerSeller in no time!<G>
>>>>>
>>>>> Jennifer Smith
>>>>> Capriherb Farm
>>>>> Baltimore, Ohio
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> ---------------------------------------------------
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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>> -- 
>>
>> :-)
>> acp
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