bulldrag76 Posted May 11, 2014 Report Share Posted May 11, 2014 seems everyone is in bed still .what did you score ?anything interesting ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicole1313 Posted May 11, 2014 Report Share Posted May 11, 2014 lol. that is what i have been thinking too... it was a late night thou we didnt plan on buying all that much but came home with over 50 fish prices were ridiulously cheap especially towards the end after 11 got a mix of rainbows, albino tin foils, ebjd, long fin albino bn, green sevs and even a few guppies thanks to the guy that gave me a box at the end of the night as we ran out of room in the 2 i took with me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitch.0 Posted May 11, 2014 Report Share Posted May 11, 2014 I felt sorry for the sellers There is so much work involved catching and bagging fish etc, not to mention having to get to the auction 2 hours earlier than open time to try and get a good number so that their lots don't come up last and last night was just a sad sad night for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lictoga Posted May 11, 2014 Report Share Posted May 11, 2014 Had a couple of good buys didn't stay till the finish tho Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingerbeer Posted May 11, 2014 Report Share Posted May 11, 2014 Any nice Tangs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitch.0 Posted May 11, 2014 Report Share Posted May 11, 2014 Heaps and heaps of tangs, most passed in but [MENTION=231]gingerbeer[/MENTION] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lictoga Posted May 11, 2014 Report Share Posted May 11, 2014 Yep, I'm not a tang guy but there were some nice ones Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingerbeer Posted May 11, 2014 Report Share Posted May 11, 2014 What types [MENTION=6618]Mitch.0[/MENTION] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
presto Posted May 11, 2014 Report Share Posted May 11, 2014 Dammit I shoulda went even tho don't need anymore haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishfish Posted May 11, 2014 Report Share Posted May 11, 2014 I felt sorry for the sellers There is so much work involved catching and bagging fish etc, not to mention having to get to the auction 2 hours earlier than open time to try and get a good number so that their lots don't come up last and last night was just a sad sad night for them. The unlucky problem with auctions sometimes they work great for the seller, but need atleast 2 people keen on the item Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kainej Posted May 11, 2014 Report Share Posted May 11, 2014 I had to leave i couldnt handle all those endlers, fighters and tangs towards the end :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daharkazangel Posted May 11, 2014 Report Share Posted May 11, 2014 The unlucky problem with auctions sometimes they work great for the seller, but need atleast 2 people keen on the item Dont think that was the problem......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bulldrag76 Posted May 11, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 11, 2014 The unlucky problem with auctions sometimes they work great for the seller, but need atleast 2 people keen on the item the prob last night there wasnt even one person interested on the item later in the night Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitch.0 Posted May 11, 2014 Report Share Posted May 11, 2014 [MENTION=231]gingerbeer[/MENTION] there were Callo pleuros & Ndole Bays, Similis, Multis & Brevis, Leleuipi, comps & heaps more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingerbeer Posted May 11, 2014 Report Share Posted May 11, 2014 Sounds a good range. I would have had a look at the leleuipi, and the comps.... maybe the brevis.... Feel like I missed out! Once again sounds like it was a buyers auction, but selling stuff anywhere is not easy at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tutters187 Posted May 11, 2014 Report Share Posted May 11, 2014 Wish i was allowed to get the cylindricus and multis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billfish Posted May 11, 2014 Report Share Posted May 11, 2014 Got my first sick lids .only Peacocks , the missus wanted colour . Didnt get there til half 7 apparently i missed a few of the others i was chasing .Bring on september at caboolture Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yodapwnsasmurf Posted May 11, 2014 Report Share Posted May 11, 2014 Not sure if I'll be selling at an auction again, took my fish in at 3:30 (half an hour after entries 'opened') and had to wait until the third last box, at about 11, when there was about 10 people there. I spoke to a few other guys too and that just doesn't seem right, did something go wrong, did boxes get mixed up? Just my opinion as well but I think the reason there's no one there later in the night is simply because it's too late, maybe it should start earlier than 5? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitch.0 Posted May 11, 2014 Report Share Posted May 11, 2014 I agree, don't think I will be selling again either Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mines bigger Posted May 11, 2014 Report Share Posted May 11, 2014 I left with about 10 sellers remaining, it was the most disorganised auction I have attended out of the 10/12 I have been too, it didn't run smoothly and it left a LOT of very unhappy sellers with a few withdrawing fish.... something needs to be done about the amount of chit chat on stage, especially the explanations of certain fish every time a lot comes up, venustus are a good example! and the talk about americans being added to the noxious list every time a bag was up for auction....... it just dragged out the night longer than needed, I really do feel for the sellers, I managed to pick up 5x 5cm albino plecs for $25 the bag.. 5x 5cm common plecs $20 the bag..... some BN sold for more! anyone know who was selling the plecs above? please send me a pm if you do Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yodapwnsasmurf Posted May 11, 2014 Report Share Posted May 11, 2014 I left with about 10 sellers remaining, it was the most disorganised auction I have attended out of the 10/12 I have been too, it didn't run smoothly and it left a LOT of very unhappy sellers with a few withdrawing fish.... something needs to be done about the amount of chit chat on stage, especially the explanations of certain fish every time a lot comes up, venustus are a good example! and the talk about americans being added to the noxious list every time a bag was up for auction....... it just dragged out the night longer than needed, I really do feel for the sellers,I managed to pick up 5x 5cm albino plecs for $25 the bag.. 5x 5cm common plecs $20 the bag..... some BN sold for more! anyone know who was selling the plecs above? please send me a pm if you do The thing that got me was when some fish were brought back up like 3 or 4 time, I think the golden endlers were a good example of this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bulldrag76 Posted May 11, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 11, 2014 I agree, don't think I will be selling again either yep will have to think about if its worth selling ,as ginger said its hard everywhere atm ,earlier start would be ok but people work ,who knows what the answer is . thanks to all the volunteers last night . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mines bigger Posted May 11, 2014 Report Share Posted May 11, 2014 or the burtoni!!! or the jags or the freddies that 1 bag didn't sell.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mines bigger Posted May 11, 2014 Report Share Posted May 11, 2014 the answer is a way to make it fair for all sellers, not just the members or volunteers, if you are charging non members 10% extra commission it should be fair on everyone not members getting all the early numbers, one of the members even rocked up late with fish and they were accepted and got auctioned off before all of the non members, how does that work? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lictoga Posted May 11, 2014 Report Share Posted May 11, 2014 Yer the talk going on and on about very standard fish, it just held up every thing. I saw one bag of fish go for peanuts and 5 min later the auctioneer wanted double for less fish. Fair enough if the seller has a reserve but that's not helping to sell the fish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
