Live Auction?

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I’ve never seen one of these before, a live auction.

http://cgi.liveauctions.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=230151290117&fromMakeTrack=true&ssPageName=VIP:watchlink:middle:us

Apparently there is a registration process and a 18% premium to the buyer. This should be interesting.

[Shawna]

I don’t know, 18% is really high, if you won it for $50, you’ll pay another $9 in fees, not counting shipping…can’t see as it would be worth it.

So your $50 win could end up costing $75…ouch!

Too rich for my blood.

Kyrin

[lamortefille]

I’ve participated in one eBay Live Auction, so if anyone is thinking of trying it and wants info, PM me.

[Maebnus]

It’s odd.. but kinda cool, if you’re the seller and know it’ll sell well. It’s like if I took something to the Sell It On Ebay store around here, I’d have to pay the fee… but with Live Auction, the buyer pays… I wonder if the seller still pays a fee…

I’d rather just still with regular ebay though. Unless someone has a green Emp…

[lamortefille]

I think the owner of the item gets the bid price and the buyer’s premium goes to the auction house for their trouble. I could be wrong, though. I don’t know much about the finer details from the sellers’ standpoint.

You and I are on the same wavelength. I keep looking at the emerald emp in the eBay stores, but can’t bring myself to pay so much for one:-/ Do you want the old green or the emerald? Now Melody’s talking about a violet flame emp – decisions, decisions…lol

[Maebnus]

lamortefille wrote:

You and I are on the same wavelength. I keep looking at the emerald emp in the eBay stores, but can’t bring myself to pay so much for one:-/ Do you want the old green or the emerald? Now Melody’s talking about a violet flame emp – decisions, decisions…lol

I want the old green. The emerald is beautiful, but after getting a green and having it smashed in transit, I’m determined to get another. Hopefully if I find one, it’ll be the one that has the blue/purple interference down the side. Maybe someone will have one near Christmas .

I’m really excited at the prospect of a VF Emperor. I’d like a Rising Spectral too, but Emps are often more rich in color than some of the other sculpts (my peacock one has really neat coloring).

[lamortefille]

Well, I wish you good luck in your search for the emp. What a shame that yours arrived broken: -(

My second choice for the VF would be a riser. I would love all three – OW, emp and riser. All I need is the money to buy them (haha) and a place to put them. I am just about out of room. Anybody want some birds or maybe a kid? lol j/k

[Andrea]

So did anyone win this guy? I tried to log on, but was two minutes too late.

[Alyssa]

I think Ski was the only one to bid on it, but she said she didn’t win it. We can’t figure out why.

[lamortefille]

From the auction:

“Reserve by the Consignor or Seller-Unless the sale is advertised and announced as a sale without reserves, each lot is offered subject to a reserve and Pacific Galleries may implement such reserves by bidding through its representatives on behalf of the consignor. When bidding Pacific Galleries will use bidder # 23, 50, 444, 900, 983.”

It could have been sold to a floor bidder, but it doesn’t look like it. If the reserve wasn’t met, the seller keeps it and possibly has it put up for auction another time.

[Jvargas0667]

I was just annoyed that the ebay time listed on theauction was different than the live auction itself. I missed it completely, but ebay still listed it as live.

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