Re: [AGA-sc] [AGA-conheads] Staffing

[Kathy Olson <kathy@thekrib.com>]

I have seen several auctions that you don't pay til you are done bidding. 
If that is 1/2 way through the auction fine.  Then you TURN IN YOUR BIDDER 
number, (ie so you can't keep bidding on stuff after you have paid)

K

On Tue, 3 Oct 2006, Karen Randall wrote:

> I think having them pay as they go would get MIGHTY confusing.  If they are
> only buying a couple of things, they can always check out as soon as they
> have purchased those items.  They don't have to wait until the end.  Pay as
> you go also means having to deal with large amounts of cash... and everyone
> needs to be forewarned that they need to bring cash.
>
> I saw one big auction handled this way, and it was a nightmare.  Runners
> didn't know how much cash they needed to collect from bidders, so just took
> whatever was handed to them.  Heaven help the person if they needed change.
>
> Karen
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "S. Hieber" <shieber@yahoo.com>
> To: "Aquatic Gardeners Association Board" <aga-sc@thekrib.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, October 03, 2006 2:28 PM
> Subject: Re: [AGA-sc] [AGA-conheads] Staffing
>
>
>> Nope, by tab I meant drink now while you're sitting at the bar, pay one
>> time before you're ready to leave the bar. If we do all the cashiering at
>> the end -- everyone on tabs -- that's going to be a rush hour backlog,
>> isn't it? I'm thinking back to 2002 when everyone picked up their stuff
>> and paid at the end. If folks want to pay as they go, should we do that? I
>> was excpecting that was how we were going to do it -- take your stuff and
>> pay as you go -- and maybe allow tabs too, at least for the many-purchase
>> buyers. But you have much more experience with diff auction processes than
>> I.
>>
>> As for the list -- the thought was that diff members of the group might
>> think up some specific "and don't forget . . ." tasks the other hadn't
>> thought of.
>>
>>
>> sh
>> ----- Original Message ----
>> From: Erik Olson <erik@thekrib.com>
>> To: Aquatic Gardeners Association Board <aga-sc@thekrib.com>
>> Sent: Tuesday, October 3, 2006 2:17:06 PM
>> Subject: Re: [AGA-sc] [AGA-conheads] Staffing
>>
>>
>> Not sure what you mean by "tabs"?  Each bidder will be in the system.
>> They pay when they check out.  Do you mean letting them check out without
>> paying and then pay later?
>>
>> I thought I had all the tasks you listed in the spreadsheet.  Oh yeah, I
>> did update it from the form you sent it in.  Let me see if I can post it
>> (even if I can't read it from here)...this might be the original; it might
>> be the modified version.
>>
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