Sos Rod Auction

[jeepster]

If the rod is sold for £150, are SOS going to give the winning bid £50 rebate.

 

 

i really can't understand the logic of this point, can anyone else?

[habilis]

No, I can't, but I'm glad the logic escapes me.

 

Well done Stan. One day I'm going to be a customer.

[Steve Burke]

For a donated gift to be put up for auction, with a reserve price, devalues the gift. Surely to start off at zero would then find the true value of the Gift.

 

John, I too totally disagree. We're not talking about a secondhand item that has a fluid value that varies from day to day. Instead we're talking about something with a known value, that has already been established in the marketplace.

 

Peggy and I put a paperweight on eBay in aid of the tsunami appeal. It had a reserve equal to our normal retail price of £96. To sell it for any less would have devalued the item. Not surprisingly it attracted a lot of bids and sold for considerably more than the reserve price. We received none of the proceeds and even paid the postage to the USA. It was our way of contributing more to the tsunami appeal than a cheque - and I'm sure the beneficiaries would have preferred it this way!

 

I can thus see why those concerned may have found your remarks offensive. I hope you now do so as well.

[jeepster]

stuff the reserve, it's irrelavent now if anyone want's the 12-20 or the 30lb you'll have to outbid me

Edited December 13, 2005 by jeepster

[John E Ashford]

Now the reserve has been met, on all three rods, I'm looking forward to seeing all your names on the bidding list.

[jeepster]

and maybe yours john?

[Chris Goddard]

Only thing I would have though was that was the person who listed originally was indeed experienced why did they list with a reserve?? Why not at a reasonable start and on a charity auction?? As I understand it eBay will do something towards the fees??

But I have to say John I too disagree with you, especially as the rods arec clearly worth the money, but at the end of the day each to there or her own!

[Fastd]

I admit to making a few mistakes as an ebay noob but the auction on the first rod ends in two hours and it seems to be going well. The person doing the listing had no experience of charity auctions.

 

See it here

 

Two hours to get yourself a bargain

 

Dave