Re: [GSAS-board] Plant auction

[Erik Olson <erik@thekrib.com>]

Guys, you're overthinking -- we've already solved this problem years ago. 
Fixed price is just like the rest of the auction, except that it's fixed 
price.  You must have a bidder number to participate.  If you want a fixed 
price item, the person monitoring the table fills out a same old same 
old auction tag, writing down your bidder's number and the (fixed) price 
on the tag.  (If the item is a split item, it's a pre-tagged pink tag, 
just like with the live auction.)  The tags are sent via runners to the 
back where the computer folks enter them along with all the other auction 
items.  The bidder is either a member, or has surrendered their driver's 
license.  If they don't pay, we know where they live. :)

Remember also that we've sold memberships this way at the auctions, as $15 
fixed-price items.

The bit I was saying earlier about cash sales is that we can do this with 
any auction item, live or fixed.  In this case, the person pays, with 
exact change, and the table monitor writes "CASH" in the bidder number 
spot.  Both cash and the tag are sent to the back, where the tag is 
recorded (we have a special bidder number for CASH, i.e. #999) and the 
money stashed.

  - Erik


On Tue, 5 Jan 2010, Seattle_Aquarist wrote:

> Hi Susan,
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> Good question, how about this as an idea.  We could have a member with a 
> clipboard that
> monitored the tables.  They could answer questions and if someone wanted an 
> item they with mark
> down the item number; bidder number; and amount.  Periodically (maybe every 15 
> minutes - 30
> minutes?) the page would be turned it into the cashier for processing.
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> Roy
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> From: gsas-board-bounces@thekrib.com [mailto:gsas-board-bounces@thekrib.com] On 
> Behalf Of Susan
> Welenofsky
> Sent: Tuesday, January 05, 2010 5:36 PM
> To: GSAS board members and alumni
> Subject: Re: [GSAS-board] Plant auction
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> I like the idea of a fixed price also, but when do people pay? It would be 
> quite easy for
> someone to forget to pay during the excitement of the auction and in their 
> plant pile.
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> Susan
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> On Jan 5, 2010, at 11:31 AM, Matt Staroscik wrote:
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>       For example I like the idea of "Buy It Now"
>       tables for more generic items (maybe a couple of tables with "$5 and less"
>       and "$5 - $10").  If we set those tables up away from the auction area the
>       disturbance to bidding, runners, auctioneer should be minimal.
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> If we could distribute a price sheet for the fixed price items, that might 
> reduce foot traffic
> to that area. People would be informed about the items for sale but could also 
> stay in their
> seats paying attention to the auction--unless there was something they wanted 
> to examine for
> purchase.
>
> MS
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