Re: [AGA-mcm] Fwd: AGA Convention

["S. Hieber" <shieber@yahoo.com>]

Whatever we do, I suggest we settle on an established
system even if it is one we establish ourselves. If
software is involved, I think we need someone that knows
the software on hand. The hardware config should be as
simple to setup and operate as possible, which doesn't
necessarily mean the simplest hardware.

It would be great to capture also such info as what kind of
thing the item was, at least plant vs equip. If we could
tag the numbers somehow to indicate silent vs live auction,
that would be helpful too. E.g, the silent items all have
numbers greater then 500 or some such thing.

It helps in susbsequent planning, I believe. E.g, silent
items seem to mive for less avg price per item but the
volume is greater. Enough to make a positive or neg diff?
Can't tell unless we track that info.

sh
--- Erik Olson <erik@thekrib.com> wrote:

> > From: redragon40@aol.com <redragon40@aol.com>
> 
> > 3.  Have the bidder numbers start at one, but have the
> lot numbers
> > begin, say, in the 500's.  That way the bidder number
> can not be
> > confused with the lot number.  Or, in one club, the
> seller number
> > begins the lot number for the same reason.  Thus, a lot
> number is
> > always hyphenated.  Then lot number 12-406 means seller
> number 12, and
> > lot number 406.
> 
> I was explaining this to Scott after the auction that in
> Seattle's club, 
> the bidder and seller numbers are the same, and they
> start at *100* and 
> the lot numbers start at 500 or so.  This way, the
> auction software can't 
> be messed up by swapping the bidder number and the amount
> of the bid 
> (except on very expensive items).  I found in our first
> trial that this 
> happened all the time ("Three Dollars to bidder number 4"
> ended up entered 
> as "bidder number 3 bids 4 dollars" on the form).  In my
> program, a 
> non-registered bidder number flags an error and makes you
> re-enter.
> 
> We don't tie the lot numbers by seller, becuase we
> pre-print and barcode 
> all the labels.  It works pretty nicely.
> 
>    - Erik
> 
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> Erik Olson
> erik at thekrib dot com
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