Auction an observation

There is not enough room in the hall anyway, if they wanted to police it, get a bigger hall and set aside an area for a swap meet type setup. Im sure people would be happy to pay for a table or spot to setup there own stall.

[aquaholic99]

I don't think there is anything wrong with Graeme speaking his mind since clearly this bothers him. If it bothers him, it may bother other auction volunteers. Good to see almost all comments have been constructive.

I don't see this as any different from same fish club members organising fish swaps and exchanges at normal monthly club meetings but can see why it may upset auction volunteers if it is done blatantly. If it annoys people, perhaps auctioneer can put out a public announcement for private fish swaps to be done outside the carpark? It would be different if people KNEW it bothered volunteers but continued to do so.

Winston

[Savage_roo]

Well I'm going for the first time. Been going to go for the last 3
You will recognise me i will be the guy in the sky mask and black jumper
But don't get to close i might pull a zippy bag from my coat and try and sell you a poorly bagged gold fish
Of which i blow up from the exaust of my car
And if you have a closer look, its finns are shreaded
And i tell you its a cross between a fighter and a gold fish and I want a $100 for it.
Then you see it has a white fluffy coating all over it and I tell you it's bread crums from my soggy cheeze sandwitch cause i ran out of the good baggies
But be careful I just might steel the oxygen from your nicely bagged fish and disappear into the fog! lol!
Enough of that, if people are worried about missing out on their cut
I think some one should put out a donation box
So the people that feel guilty about getting fish from outside the hall
can pay a small fee
I don't make a great deal of cash my pride and joy is a 6 foot tank
I draged out of a guys shead and paid $100, for the scratched up piece of crap, It leaked like a sive and took 3 goes to fix.

I know some people cringe when they see me pop up in the chat room,
 I know My spelling sux and I'm so slow at typing, that Its 3 lines later I get what I have to say in but by then the comversation has moved on,
I carn't help being dyslexic which don't help at all
So To all those people that have bothered to try and chat to me and the others that have sold me cheep fish
Without them I could not replace my fish that die from old age lol
Thank you for your time and not worry if you see me in the chat room I will sit in my corner with my foot in my mouth and just watch. lol!
Oh! My wife helped me with the spelling so you all could at least undstand what I wrote.

[dammwoman]

Even though I did disagree with Graeme I don't think either he or QFAS or any of the clubs need a bagging. There are a couple of people who DO take advantage of the venue and I seriously doubt if they will ever do a tap of work to help the hobby or be bothered thinking past the point of making a couple of bucks for themselves.
Who knows they may have something that they would have made more money on if they had put it up for auction. But it really is only a couple of people, the rest is just a convenient place to meet and I doubt that here's anything that can be done without affecting the innocent parties as well.
But just for the record QFAS does a hell of a lot more with the proceeds of the auction than pay the hall rental, just think back to the L168. Who fought for years to have them listed.

Cheers Linda

[Sigmaphile]

Just remember that the money that changes hands outside usually always ends up inside buying fish AT THE AUCTION.
I know the couple of times I have organised to pass on something at the auction before hand I have gone home with less than I intend because something good came up. Money I would not have spent if I hadn't got it OUTSIDE.
Just a thought.

[nemo1981]

good point phil. :wink:
the money does usually end up inside anyway.

[GTR73]

[quote:04bc692dcd="Sigmaphile"]Just remember that the money that changes hands outside usually always ends up inside buying fish AT THE AUCTION.
I know the couple of times I have organised to pass on something at the auction before hand I have gone home with less than I intend because something good came up. Money I would not have spent if I hadn't got it OUTSIDE.
Just a thought.[/quote:04bc692dcd]

Yep, hit the nail right on the head there.

[gasnitro]

i think Graeme has a right to speek how he feels as this is what forums are for. look i do not know him or many others but hey it looks like he volinteers his free time for who ever attends these actions. I praise people like this as many would not step in and do as they do. thanks for your opinion Graeme. if i ever meet you one day Graeme, i will try and not do dealings in front of you as i now know it would offend. keep up the good work.  :D

[mudskipper]

i and a few other travel hundreds of km's to this auction, and we simply do not have the time to meet every one at there homes, we also put a huge number of fish in the auction, we also buying a large number of fish in these auctions, and there is a lot of people who know nothing of these auctions and only come to meet us there and then these people normally go inside for a look and end up buy fish, and then next auction they come back and sell fish and buy more fish as well, is that a bad thing??

i reckon this post is more pointed towards me and my northern mate, people do not have the chance to just pop around after work or on sunday arfternoon to pick up fish off us, we really enjoy going to the super auction and meeting up with every one and so forth.

in the past it probably looked worse then it was as we always seemed the be late getting there, then we have been madly trying to bag the hundreds of fish we have brought down for the auction, then our fish buddies come over and say g'day and help us out, so can see how someone looking over the road at 20  blokes surrounding my big red wagon may look like  we are just selling fish out of the back of the car. simply not the case, have a look at my post and see how many are getting sold outside the auction. not bloody many.

all our sales outside are pre-organised.  "It's all a simple matter of convenience" for both parties. normally fish sold outside are not run of the mill stuff. this auction will be our biggest, we are bringing down a stationwagon and trailer full of fish with most off them  going into the auction. so i don't really think the few fish sold outside is hurting anyone.

look forward to catching up with every one at the auction.

cheers lloyd   1300 km's round trip.

[wrk21]

and on that note,
 i think everyone has had their say and it seems pretty unanimous.......

we might just put this puppy to bed...


see you all at the auction......