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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;bercrystal, post: 2029735, member: 88&quot;]I haven&#039;t talked to the auctioneer I work for in about 2 weeks so I am not sure what is going on for sure. I do know that he has never had an on-line auction &amp; would be totally shocked if he did one at all. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie56" alt=":jawdrop:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>He goes very fast &amp; I usually try to warn new people that they need to have a price set before he starts to sell what they are after because until he gets up over a thousand he is not going to give you much time to ponder your next bid. That being said he has ruined me for most other auctions I have been to over the years. There was one I went to a couple of times, but when I almost blurted out &quot;sell the damn thing&quot; to the girl who was auctioning I knew her sales were not for me. I have also been to a couple of sales where I got so bored I started catching bids for them. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/rolleyes.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":rolleyes:" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/rolleyes.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":rolleyes:" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>On-line/live auctions tend to move a lot slower than he is willing to go. Possibly if he did a strictly on-line sale he might be able to cope, but he sells so much furniture I don&#039;t know if that would work at all. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/confused.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":confused:" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>I have been checking his website &amp; I do know that he is accepting stuff by appointment only because he wants to be ready to go for either Tuesday or Friday whenever he can do one. I took some stuff over from my garage for both auctions &amp; actually have some stuff to add to my 4 Tuesday night tables hopefully this week. </p><p><br /></p><p>The major problem on both nights is maintaining the social distancing. Right now retail shops can be open but they are under strict requirements as to the number of people who can be in the building at any given time. For auctioneers they can&#039;t really limit the people who come into the building because that would not be fair to their real customers which are the consignors.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I know some people who come on Friday night would not be above stacking the deck in their favor by keeping out rival bidders which would of course work in their favor. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie80" alt=":shifty:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie80" alt=":shifty:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie80" alt=":shifty:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>I don&#039;t think this will hurt his business in the long run because he has such a huge following &amp; they know that he will likely continue to get the really good stuff. The question will be how the prices that stuff will change. JMHO[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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