[meteorite-list] No wonder Bonhams was a bust

From: Michael L Blood <mlblood_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Tue, 09 Dec 2008 03:54:18 -0800
Message-ID: <C5639C6A.1C9AE%mlblood_at_cox.net>

Hi Mike and all,
        So far there are no minimum bids on ANY of the entries in
The 10th annual Tucson Meteorite Auction.
        Thanks to Anne Black, there are now about 50 items and I
Think another source is providing an additional 20 or so items.
So, even though listings are behind schedule, all photos should be
Up within the next 24 hrs or so and absentee bids are encouraged.
        I have decided to drop absentee bidding fees to the lowest level
Possible, so, if you can't make it to the Show you can still bid on
The items. "No minimum" means NO minimum - there will not be
Any pulling of an item "because of lack of interest" or "no heat."
You never know what bid might win and it doesn't cost you anything
To place absentee bids that do not win the bid.
        Check it all out here:

http://michaelbloodmeteorites.com/AuctionTucson09.html

        Best wishes, Michael


on 12/8/08 7:26 AM, Michael Gilmer at michael_w_gilmer at yahoo.com wrote:

> "No, buyers' premium was 20% and California sales tax (without a resale
> number) is 8%.
> ...So add 28%"
> Jason
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> There you have your answer, in part. Add 28% means subtract 50% of
> the potential bidders, including me. I watched that auction, and
> was scared away from bidding by the man in a black ski-mask and a
> Bonham's jacket on. Call me naive, but tacking on an extra 30% after
> the gavel (almost) is highway robbery. And I thought eBay fees were
> ridiculous. I guess I'll never bid on a Bonham's auction. No offense
> to Mike or any of the other sellers who got hosed, but you couldn't put
> a gun to my head and make me give my stuff away like that and then
> pay through the wazoo to do it. No thanks.
>
> Better luck next time,
>
> MikeG
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