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Tammy Nov 17, 2006

I just did something and now I am wondering if it was a good idea.  After all the talk about ebay and trying new things , I decided to try listing my newest bear on my website.  The difference is I'm running it as a Private/Silent auction.  Kind of the like the ' Submit best Offer" idea from ebay with a starting price.  What do you all think ???  Is this stupid ??

I don't often offer bears on my website because I hate the fact that not everyone gets an equal chance.  Not all of my contacts read the email at  the same time so I feel bad for those that may miss out.- hey I'm a people pleaser  . After all , my bears are in SUCH high demand  :crackup:  :crackup:  :crackup: .   I thought by  doing an auction everyone gets to see it and has 2 days to think about it.   Do you think people will like the annonymity of the bidding or will it be a deterant ???      

Any thoughts are appreciated.- That includes you collectors that are lurking 

tuppies teddies Nov 17, 2006

Sounds like a good idea, hope it works for you, let us know if it does won't you..

sarahjane Nov 17, 2006

I think it's a brilliant idea Tammy....let us know how it goes!!!

psichick78 Nov 17, 2006

I think it's a cool idea, I remember reading about your silent auction in the showcase section.

The only problem I see, is trust. I'm not sure if i would bid on a silent auction just on a website, with soo many scams and trust issues.

But if your collectors already know and trust you, it's a great idea!

Tammy Nov 17, 2006

Thanks for the thumbs up gals. 

Heather, that is one of my concerns too.  I thought people may wondering if I was lying about the current bid if I posted that. You know, like the concern with private listing on ebay- getting friends to inflate the price for you.   That's why I decided to make it silent.   Then that creates other issues- if people bid and I don't show the price how do they know I'm selling it to the actual high bidder - maybe I'm picking a favorite collector over the high bidder.

See, that's why I'm having second thought.  I know in my heart I'll be honest, and I hope my collectors trust me.    I just wanted to offer a fair way for everyone to see and bid on the bear.  Maybe no one will want it anyway 

It will be interesting to see what other think too.

psichick78 Nov 17, 2006

Although Tammy, I don't see any harm in trying. If I were you, I would go ahead with it. Can't hurt.

I Love Teddies Nov 17, 2006

I think it's a good idea and I'm curious how it will do.