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RE: [GSAS-board] Plant Auctopsy 2006
I second the motion for carefully planning auctions around any obstacles
preventing people from coming!
Susan
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From: gsas-board-bounces@thekrib.com [mailto:gsas-board-bounces@thekrib.com]
On Behalf Of Paul Winchester
Sent: Wednesday, February 15, 2006 12:39 PM
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Subject: RE: [GSAS-board] Plant Auctopsy 2006
I can personally say I knew 2 additional new members who wnated to come to
the plant auction but could not due to commitments regarding Valentines day
dinners.
I know that everyone is used to the auctions being held the second tuesdays
of Feb and April but we should avoid Valentines day in the future and I am
also in favor of adjusting the general auction in April to another time
since families are often gone then on Spring Break.
Paul
>From: "Hess, Clay A" <clay.a.hess@boeing.com>
>Reply-To: Greater Seattle Aquarium Society board
>members<gsas-board@thekrib.com>
>To: "Greater Seattle Aquarium Society board members"
><gsas-board@thekrib.com>
>Subject: RE: [GSAS-board] Plant Auctopsy 2006
>Date: Wed, 15 Feb 2006 10:09:52 -0800
>
>Erik,
>
>I might mention that the lower numbers could be due to the Valentines
>Day schedule. I am fortunate in that my spouse was very understanding
>about this. If we had planned dinner out for Vday I can see where I
>would not have made the auction this year.
>
>Clay
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Erik Olson [mailto:erik@thekrib.com]
>Sent: Wednesday, February 15, 2006 9:59 AM
>To: gsas-board@thekrib.com
>Cc: pwallace@u.washington.edu
>Subject: [GSAS-board] Plant Auctopsy 2006
>
>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 were 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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