Nice!

YAY!!!!!

A Scarborough location....

AND

An auction that i am not previously engaged during!!!!!

I dunno though, between you and Terry/B1 I have given away all mym oney!!!

Quoted from axe

YAY!!!!!

A Scarborough location....

AND

An auction that i am not previously engaged during!!!!!

I dunno though, between you and Terry/B1 I have given away all mym oney!!!

Time to get a part time job, or maybe you can do " magic tricks for the crowd". Selling beer out of the back of your car at an auction would probably net you a couple of million also, lol

I'l be there !

Quoted from gjd

Honestly, we plan to have one every month, so don't worry about missing the first one

I don't know about the proxy bidding, that has always irked me ( Personally), and i think it rubs others the wrong way as well, however i will see if i can come up with an alternative that works for everyone involved

Cool... was worried there...

I guess I found a place to auction off refurbished pins. Screw Epay!

finally, an auction worth going to!   I'm soooo there..

We can post ads in Craigs and Kijiji after SB posts theirs saying "Screw that other auction, come to this one instead"  

anyway, post it over on CGCC and I'll make sure it gets stickied.

i could sell slushies / popcorn and cotton candy and be able to afford a machine to bring home! yay!

I am considering a members only type deal, for selling games, but that will have to be worked out.
The premise would be that the games would be taken in on consignment for up to a month, at a low price to keep them there, like 10-20 bucks a piece. They would be displayed for attempts at retailing them for a few weeks, prior to auction.Then they would be auctioned, with the price to sell, already having been paid. This would afford people an opportunity to " buy them now" as it were, or roll the dice at the auction and build the excitement, interest.As well, it give people a bit of a heads up what to expect in terms of pre auction lists. Yet to be seen is how much space i could afford to use for that, as the museum is going to be a bit of a building process, with all the permits, repairs, leasehold improvements etc. I will keep you guys posted on that.

Bottom line is I would like to see an auction/swap meet venue that i would go to, as there is a market for this , and it will benefit all involved, from the museum, to buyers ( Lower prices, hands on) to sellers ( lower costs to sell- potentially higher prices)

Quoted from thunderstorm

i could sell slushies / popcorn and cotton candy and be able to afford a machine to bring home! yay!

I could eat all the slushies/popcorn and cotton candy and sleep during the whole thing,lol. I like the "carny" touch, honestly, have always had a soft spot for that carny crap, to this day. Guess its because my first summer job was at Exhibition Stadium at CNE in 1985. 3$ an hour, some things never change!

Also, some of you have met me, you probably will all meet me face to face soon, as well as my business partner. I have no intention of bidding on any of the games as well, or making deals with people who put them in on consignment prior to auction. That would be unfair to all involved, and I have a pretty good source/ inventory of games already.There would be two exceptions, fonz and maneater!

I would suggest that you use a starting bid.
Put a small fee on the seller to set the starting bid.
That way a 1600 dollar pin does not sell for 200 dollars because the seller is stuck in traffic on auction day.

T

The whole thing sounds great. Ill be there with stuff to sell no doubt.

Quoted from vidiot

I would suggest that you use a starting bid.
Put a small fee on the seller to set the starting bid.
That way a 1600 dollar pin does not sell for 200 dollars because the seller is stuck in traffic on auction day.

T

Yes that does make sense, absolutely. I think newer DMD pins, consignment ones at least, will be one of the types that a starting bid would apply to.