for t'auction
EDIT: has it occured to anyone that bidders sending 'blind bids' in is not the best way to do this? I'd assumed the online auction would be open? it looks like people are gazzing bids and its being kept secret?
if the purpose of the auction is to make money for the charity then the only way to do it is in open bids, bidders have to know the amount they need to beat to get the item so the price can keep going up and the charity ends up selling the items at the highest amount possible.
currently the bidders have no idea the highest amount they need to bid to keep the price rising . Each item will just go for whatever amount is highest no matter how bloody low. It's how they sold ex council houses off in some estate agents a few years ago as a fairness policy to create a chance for buyers to get a bargain.
Auctions and ebay use the bidder knowing the amount they have to beat. This is because it's the technique which makes as much money as possible for the seller.
Bidders who want an item compete and push the price higher...but they can only do this if they know the amount they have to beat.
it's not rocket science
I suggest someone puts up a link in off topic and people put their bids as replies before its too late and the opportunity is lost to make some good money for this charity and out of respect for huge amount of posters who've donated stuff
1 Deri Air lady ( from a choice of 3, so far) plus T.W.I.T. (so it's 2 figures to the same bidder) in handmade presentation boxes(at end)
sold at the B3TA London Bash auction (See edit)( is there an address we need to send our stuff to for the live b3ta bash auction ?)
larger pics and accessory details
Might be able to offer a greater choice if I finish the others
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Clay hopes this bit is long enough to promote my websi, Wed 29 Feb 2012, 11:28,
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