Re: [AGA-mcm] [AGA Convention Feedback] (fwd)

["Karen Randall" <krandall@rdrcpa.biz>]

Scott wrote:

> Personally, I like the idea of allowing viewing bags only
> before the auction. Potentially, it can keep things more
> orderly. I think NEC runs their auction this way. But I
> don't see it as a big deal either way. Bigest prob with
> previewing bags only is that they must all be checked in
> before the viewing which pushes the work back way into the
> prior evening or very early morning -- and that cuts the
> fun short early on Saturday night.

Not necessarily.  At NEC, people have to turn their vendor lists in, and get
the corresponding bag tags the day before. (I believe their cut-off time is
12 noon Sat.)  Then people can then mark their bags any time they want
between then and the next morning. (I'm usually doing mine around midnight
;-)    They MUST deliver their tagged merchandise to the auction room
between 8-9 (I believe that's the time frame) Sunday AM.  The auction crew
puts them all out on tabes between 9-10, Viewing is from 10-11, and then the
room is closed and the auction starts.

A lot of clubs use a similar system, though many also use the colored dot
system that someone else mentioned. There are variations on this theme, but
people get one or two dots of red, geen, blue and yellow.  The red items get
auctioned first, then green then blue, then yellow, then everything that is
not marked.  So people can give priority to items that they think may garner
more money for themselves and therfore the club.  NEC doesn't do this, but
it's easy, and a nice touch.

If people are interested, my guess is that the NEC auction guidelines are
written out somewhere.  I could ask Janine if she's share a copy with us.  I
do know that the computer system they use is more than my brain can handle.
It's been handed down through several sets of auction folk, and it works,
but I'm sure it's far from the latest and greatest... I know they still use
a dot matrix printer.  Heaven knows what they'll do when that thing gives up
the ghost!!!<g>

Karen

Karen


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