I have announced a few weeks back that I would not be able to make it to the
plant auction this year, due to an unplanned, unexpected visit of my relatives
from Minnesota. They?ve sent us (my wife and I) an email saying: If you don?t
want us, we want you! We are coming over for 9(nine) days. Believe me, I am
sorry I couldn?t be there last night, but I?m pleased that the auction went
well. As I said before; the next board meeting is at my place -that has not
change. Thank you.
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Sent: Wednesday, February 15, 2006 10:28
AM
Subject: Re: [GSAS-board] Plant Auctopsy
2006
Erik:
The orginal plan was for both Bob and I to go to Africa Northwest in my
SUV, but I just learned Monday night the smoke coming from behind my vehicle
probably was due to the engine head gasket and NOT an oil burning issue as I
thought. It started running rough by the time I got home that night and the
following morning. Sorry, I don't have it within my funds to rent a car
at this time.
Other people are more than welcome to help anytime! I think I do a lot
already and don't mind, but I do mind being critized.
Now, I've got the checks and money to work on for the deposit and the new
members and renewals to enter into the computer.....as well as time to get the
new plants into the tanks!
Susan
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Original message --------------
From: Erik Olson
<erik@thekrib.com>
> Here are the numbers for comparison
with previous years:
>
> 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000
>
> bidders 28 39 43 30 34 39 38
> lots 267 242 322 264
259 231 260
> gross $ 1195 1299 1636 1327 1180 1624 1479
>
splits $ 146 194 453 265 150 403 413
>
> As you can see, the
number of bidders was way down, and the income is
> lower than, but
kinda similar to previous years. I suspect we'll make a
> similar
amount as we did last year, which is not really the point of the
>
auction anyway... it's more to get the plants out to people!
>
> Now in terms of speed, the team SMOKED, averaging a stunning 3
> items per minute. You can see we sold the 2nd highest number of
lots
> ever, and! did it in probably the shortest time ever (90
minutes). The
> auctioneers kept moving, the computer folks kept
things from getting
> backed up, and the runners were there to pick
it all up. I really liked
> the new table arrangement with the single
row for computer folks sitting
> in the DMZ instead of against the
wall in previous years. It also helped
> that Paul was able to check
folks in and out on the fourth laptop -- kept
> the three ops free to
work on bids. Similarly, having the bogwood sales
> done like a
silent auction with fixed price really moved things along.
> Checkout
worked smoothly as well.
>
> OK, criticism: ENOUGH ALREADY
WITH THE BOGWOOD. PLEASE. I actually had
> some used bogwood from an
ex-member that I didn't even bother bringing to
> sell because of the
bogwood mania.
>
> Maybe for next year we could have a "dollar
table" for simple stem plants
> ! for pre-auction sale in place of
the bogwood table. But I think we wer e
> fast enough on those that
it doesn't matter. Maybe for some items in the
> general auction,
though?
>
> Other criticism: I don't think the event was
advertised to the members
> online at all until last weekend, and
there was very little external
> advertising to bring in non-members
or members of other clubs (like
> Portland). You can see that this is
the lowest member splits we've ever
> done, so it seemed even as
though our own member sellers were "tired" or
> something. It might
do well to consider a bit more for the general
> auction & the
next plant auction.
>
> It would also have been nice if Bob
had not had to do so much of the work,
> getting the plants, bringing
the scale, carting everything in on his own.
> A couple of the
members told me "Oh, *I* have a laptop I could have
> brought in". I
thought I posted that on the general list, but only Deb
>! replied.
It was very lucky that Paul Winchester brought his, since my
>
last-minute-scramble laptop didn't work.
>
> Anyway, smooth
event. Hope the general goes this well!
>
> - Erik
>
>
>
> --
> Erik Olson
> erik at thekrib
dot com
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